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Among other issues I’ve not followed closely on the blog due to a way too-busy summer is the issue of teaching the Bible in Texas public schools. The Texas Lege, failing to get a contract with Comedy Central, passed a law that says every public school district in Texas “may” teach a course in the Bible if kids petition for it.

Birds, Bees and Condoms on Cukes

Ok, a bit of a random post, since that is just the way the brain is working of late. First, hats off to Matthew who sent me a link to the news about the new Louisiana state law that treats the political/religious controversy over evolution as an issue of academic freedom.

Go outside and look to the horizon tonight to see the Solstice Moon Illusion, an optical illusion caused by the moon hanging low over the horizon, which makes it appear much larger than normal. Moon Illusion Credit: jahdakine Is that white patch underneath the Mars Lander ice or salt??? Violent criminals are more likely to be physically fit.

Amorphia (and family) and their summer sale 17 Jun Posted by Andy as Coupon Codes, T-shirts, sales Jeremy from Amorphia dropped me a line to let us know about their latest sale: Just wanted to get the word out that we are running a 25% off summer sale across the whole amorphia family from June 16th to the 30th.

We won’t stand for the suppression of the truth anymore, and we’re going to let the world know! Tired of people denying that fossils are the work of the devil? Sick of people claiming the earth is not the center of the universe?

Teach The Controversy is, as Jeremy the owner describes it, "an intelligently designed t-shirt store dedicated to challenging 'big science' and their blatant anti-wacko agenda". Now, knowing that it comes from the mouth of Jeremy, the creator of Amorphia Apparel, you have to take this statement seriously! Because we all know how the Pyramids were built...

Jim Lippard pointed out this new video from the National Center for Science Education. It’s concise and well done, concentrating on the transitional fossil found that chains the “Intelligent Design” movement solidly to its evolutionary ancestor, Creationism.

Remember the story about the Ohio middle-school science teacher who is being persecuted for his religious beliefs and denied academic freedom for burning crosses onto students’ arms using an electrostatic device?

Christian Post is reporting: As Ben Stein’s pro-intelligent design documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” soars into history as one of the most successful documentary films of all time, the producers of the film have found themselves threatened with a lawsuit – part of what they claim is the latest in a series of attacks against the film and the message it represents.