Evolution debate hits the beer aisle

Deseret News ^ | November 18, 2005 | Jennifer Toomer-Cook

[Junior]

Controversy over teaching evolution in public schools has been bottled up in a most unlikely place — the beer aisle.

Wasatch Beers is changing the label on its 2002 Unofficial Amber Ale — a title that once raised a ruckus with Olympic officials — to "Evolution Amber Ale."

The company says the change is inspired by Utah legislators and the debate here and nationally over whether public school evolution lessons should be balanced with "intelligent design," or the idea that life is too complex to be explained by Darwin's theory of evolution alone.

[PatrickHenry]

Does one wear the Troll-Wars campaign ribbon with sweat clothing?

You can wear the ribbon that's sewn on, not the one that's pinned on your Class A uniform. And never wear the actual medal with workout clothing, or fatigues.

[furball4paws]

Thread elongating drivel placemarker.

[Deadshot Drifter]

the name change made me smile. What gave me a chuckle was Sen. Buttars getting his nose all out of joint over it.

I bet the guy walks around with a permanent bitter beer- face.

[longshadow]

Does one wear the Troll-Wars campaign ribbon with sweat clothing?

Battle fatigues or Dress Crimsons only.

[geopyg]

I think it's a fitting label. I imagine a large percentage of candidates for the "Darwin Award" begins with the high consumption of beer. ("Here - hold my beer")

[ml1954]

I think it's a fitting label. I imagine a large percentage of candidates for the "Darwin Award" begins with the high consumption of beer. ("Here - hold my beer")

So may I inquire, are you are a prohibitionist in addition to being an anti-evolutionist. The two often seem to go together.

[geopyg]

Just speaking from experience! ;)

[Aracelis]

Official DarwinCentral™ Flourescent Orange Cod Piece

You wouldn't mind modeling that for us, would you?

[jennyp]

BTW, has anybody found a source for the music to the Rhythm of Life beer commercial?

I know (or suspect) that it's Sammy Davis Jr. singing it, but the only version I could find on Amazon.com was the one from the Sweet Charity soundtrack album. But the clip doesn't sound like it's the same arrangement.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

Cool, I may have to buy a T-Shirt a case of Evolution Ale.

[decal]

Ping-o-rama

[highball]

I was thinking of this one:

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

— Benjamin Franklin

[narses]