Darwin was a Whig politically, and either Agnostic or Deist (I've seen both claims supported) spiritually.
Let's see. Various organizations get together to promote science and intelligent thought in general. It's pretty typcial in Ithaca: people spend lots of time and energy to offer an opportunty for kids and adults to do some thinking and learn a thing or two.
Basically, folks in this forum are grasping to find a political significance here.