[metmom]

Post 46: JC85: Western science grew out of theology--yes, theology. Europe's great universities were founded in medieval times by religious groups. It is the so-called “scholastic movement” that eventually developed into science.

And they began to make real progress when they finally escaped the stiffling thumb of religious control. I think it was called The Enlightenment.

cm: And many of our modern theocrats want to take us back to those bad old days.

So, those *bad old days* comment was in response to JC's comment about the medieval times.

So which, modern day theocrats want to take us back to those bad old days (medieval) and when and where did he (they) state that?

[Coyoteman]

See post #146, above.

If folks like that win control of the government, the dark ages will truly return.

I believe we have at least one poster here who favors replacing the constitution with biblical law. He admitted it in a thread within the past 10 days to two weeks.

And look at the Wedge Strategy--look what they advocate:

Design theory promises to reverse the stifling dominance of the materialist worldview, and to replace it with a science consonant with Christian and theistic convictions.

We don't need nuts like that running around loose. You may not realize it, or care, but the only way those folks could get their wish of a "Christian only science" would be through some reincarnation of the Inquisition.

Not for me, thanks.

[tacticalogic]

So which, modern day theocrats want to take us back to those bad old days (medieval) and when and where did he (they) state that?

Politically, all of them. Establishing a theocracy will mean effectively destroying the US Constitution and the republic, and abandoning the ideas of self-government and consent of the governed.