>> "I think that is exactly the appropriate place to put these kinds of ideas," he said. <<
I absolutely do think that teaching inteligent design and creationism can be put in a Religious Studies department. But teaching an ATTACK and RIDICULE of intelligent design does not.
The KU Clucks Klan insists ID doesn't belong in a science department, because it isn't science, but a critique of science. Well, than the attack on ID doesn't belong in a Religious Studies department. (Would the state tolerate a course entitled, "Stupid things ragheads believe?") And we can boot Nietzche from Philosophy, too.
(I'm not sure whether we can kick all the lesbofascists out of Women's Studies... Hey, don't hate me, liberals! According to the UN, Lesbians are a separate gender.)
That's precisely what's being taught here. AFAIK a higher precentage of Muslims than Christians are creationists. 100% of Scientologists are