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Then (O the horror!) Evolution of 'irreducible complexity' explained.
Then, yet another creationist gap got filled in: Newly found species fills evolutionary gap between fish and land animals.
The Wall Street Journal had a great article about those last two items:
Two New Discoveries Answer Big Questions In Evolution Theory.
Then, various religious figures spoke out against them:
Creationism dismissed as "a kind of paganism" by Vatican's astronomer.
Then the UK moved against them: UK Government agrees creationism cannot be taught in science.
Then one of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world spoke out against them:
Royal Society statement on evolution, creationism and intelligent design.
Then the fabled Cambrian Explosion fizzled out. Mollusk fossils push back evolution, ROM scientists say .
Then, perhaps the unkindest cut of all:
Evolution caught in the act: Smaller beaks in Galápagos finches make finding food easier.
Then, a prominent conservative intellectual laid it all out:
Darwinian Conservatism: How Darwinian science refutes the Lefts most sacred beliefs.
Then, the good people of Kansas tossed some creationists off their school board:
Evolution issue tips boards balance [Kansas school board election].
How much worse can it get?