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If there was every any doubt that evolution is a religion this post removes it. The amount of irrationality and emotionalism in that statement would make Oprah blush.

Not sure I understand what you are saying.

Are you saying that irrationality and emotionalism are the hallmarks of religion?

Are you saying that irrationality and emotionalism are the hallmarks of religion?

Good one.

What I am saying is that such statements indicate that "theory of evolution" is much more dogmatic in its nature than other sciences and that its agenda is also different.

It is hard to imagine a physicist that would want to imprison people for doubting or questioning the theory of general relativity.

Are you saying that irrationality and emotionalism are the hallmarks of religion?

LOL, you took the words right off the tip of my fingers!

I am being a (bit) over-the-top in this series of posts, but there is a serious question of misfeasance and malfeasance when a political body attempts to redefine science, or to mandate the teaching of non-science as though it were science.

Being voted out is good, but not always realistic. EG, Marion Barry was first elected to the DC School Board, and was easily reelected to higher office after serving time on cocaine charges. [For all his faults, I'm not accusing him of anything here, just using him as an example of an undefeatable officeholder.]

Let's say he fraudulently pushed for the teachnig of Afrocentric history, or Ebonics-as-English, or creationism. If the people won't vote him out for coke, why would they do so for something a lot of them probably agree with? But IMO it's criminal to allow such goings-on in schools; it really is fraud and (nonsexual) child abuse.

IMO, it fits the classic definition of "high crimes": offenses against the state that can, by their nature, only be committed by officers or employees of the state.