[LibertarianInExile]

“Evolution has no bearing on Constitutional governance. This is all meant [to] cast conservative candidates under the wheels of PC denigration.”

Bump to that. It don’t mean a darn thing to how you read the plain text of the Constitution whether you think God made little green apples, or that they evolved from bigger/smaller/other-colored apples. You’re either a Constitutionalist or you’re not, no matter your religious viewpoint.

[WorkingClassFilth]

The Founders, nearly to a man, were Deists. Most accepted the Bible and its account of creation. Since they wrote the basis of our national identity, I think their example ought to suffice for thinking people. If not, how is it that icons of science such as Newton, Galileo and many others were creationists? Seems to me this latest yardstick is solely applied to make some candidates jump higher than others.

If I were asking the questions, I would ask for proof that evolutionists were not Rational Utilitarians in the scientific light of Peter Singer's philosophies. If we are just soulless meat machines, we need some sort of assurance that dangerous extremists with these mechanistic views will not seek to apply the natural conclusions and applications of eugenics and selective euthanization to the rest of the human herd.

Seriously, this is nothing more than sectarian idiots using religion to whip conservatives. You'll NEVER see leftists like Gore or the beast being flogged over the scientific implications their "religious faith traditions." This is 100% BS and for serious minded FReepers to roll this story around as though it has weight is pretty sad.