Really? I didn't read that in any science textbooks I can remember.
We care about what he actually meant, not what he can be twisted to try to support.
It's not really about evolution, it's about denying the existance of God.
It never ceases to amaze me how many folks can believe this nonsense. How do you rationalize the existence of countless Christian scientists who still subscribe to evolution? That sort of throws a wrench into your tidy little persecution theory, doesn't it?