I heard on BBC World Service last night that in the face of pressure from creationists, evolution theory is be removed from biology syllabus in Kansas schools. The report claimed that more than 50 per cent of Americans reject evolution science in favour of the judaic creation story.

Here is Britain, where religious influence is in decline (as it is in most western European countries, even approaching free-fall in Ireland) this is hard to comprehend. However I am aware that religion and fundamentalism are growing in the states and most parts of the world. How do Mudcatters see it?