Mmm.. some interesting comments here.

"Those whose minds are closed and locked…"

"…so this crap doesn't have to be included immediately; and four of the six IDIOTS will have to run for re-election next year."

"The notoriety Kansas is getting from this may be helpful in getting the BRAINWASHED BRAIN-DEAD BIGOTS off the Kansas School Board, so please keep the "jokes" going. And note that jokes are probably more effective than rational arguments, since those who've done it are completely immune to any rational or logical arguments."

Hey folks, just take a step back and listen to yourselves. To an outsider from across the pond, these sorts of comments make the speakers sound just as brainwashed, brain-dead and bigoted as those they seek to criticise.

Whilst I believe that it is wrong to force one's belief system upon another, to criticise by insult says far more about the critic than their opponent. We are all human beings and should give respect to others, whether we receive it back or not. To dismiss those with different views to oneself in the terms used in this thread is the first step on a similar journey that ended in the gas chambers of World War 2.

For my part I do believe the Bible when it says "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Whether we subsequently arrived at Wednesday 30th November 2005 by a process of biblical chronology or evolution I cannot say, nor am I particularly bothered. Neither science nor scripture can prove the truth of the matter beyond doubt. It is purely a matter of personal belief. We examine the available evidence and make our minds up accordingly. I became a Christian because God sufficiently revealed Himself to me to enable me to place my faith in Him. There are many things about my faith that I struggle with, and probably will do till the day I die. Creation vs. evolution is not one of them. My hope in this world is to show people Jesus, and to hope that a bit rubs off!

Here endeth the sermon.

Actually, evolutionism is just as much a statement of 'religious' belief as creationism, as they both say, albeit in different ways, 'In the beginning such and such happened', and both require an element of faith to believe.

Perhaps the good old democratic USofA should ban them both!