In the end, the fact that most scientists support evolution may be irrelevant to three Kansas Board of Education members who conducted the hearings. All three said they had doubts about evolution. Each received campaign donations from Calvert [John Calvert of Lake Quivira, who is leading the fight against evolution].
‘Objective approach' urged. Kansas City Star.==========
A committee of three state board members - Steve Abrams, Connie Morris and Kathy Martin - heard all the testimony this week. On Saturday, the three other conservative Republican board members who help control the board also attended.
Many of the pro-intelligent–design witnesses are affiliated with the Discovery Institute think tank in Seattle that was created in 1996 to promote intelligent design, and they have testified in other states. Two of Discovery's senior fellows, Stephen Meyer and Michael Behe, testified here Saturday.
One of the other witnesses was a Turkish newspaper columnist with no science background but a nearly 10-year-old interest in intelligent design. Mustafa Akyol testified that the naturalistic bias in Kansas' science standards contributes to the ill will between the Muslim world and the United States.
He urged the board to adopt the critical approach to help alleviate that ill will. "This is not the only reason for anti-Westernism, but it is an important one," he said.
After the hearings, Irigonegaray dismissed Akyol's testimony. "I think he has very little relevancy to what we do in Kansas," Irigonegaray said.
Kansas school board concludes hearings on teaching evolution. Kansas City Star.=============
Echoing the famed "Monkey Trial" of 80 years ago, three days of public hearings about evolution culminated Saturday in sparring between opposing attorneys. ... John Calvert, a retired Lake Quivira attorney who helped found the Intelligent Design Network and organized the case against evolution, called himself as his own last witness. That led to questioning from Pedro Irigonegaray, a Topeka attorney representing advocates of continuing a state policy in which standards describe evolution as a key concept for students to learn.
Day 3 of evolution trial sees lawyers wrangle. Lawrence Journal Worls.
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Heck, Pat! If only we'd known, we'd have started on the trail back to the 9th century before 9/11!
"I appeased about every prominent dictator of my time, but I hardly ever met a thug I didn't like." - Jimmy Carter.
He urged the board to adopt the critical approach to help alleviate that ill will. "This is not the only reason for anti-Westernism, but it is an important one," he said.
These blind creationists continue to step in it!