Thought I should just say that having started this thing, I've had the grace to read every word. And thanks to Mousethief and many others, there's plenty to think about. Best post award: it has to be Lonesome. Just a pity he's not quite on my side of the argument. (I might have to shift my ground.)

Someone quoted Stephen Hawking - fairly as I recall - as saying the science he had unearthed had confirmed him in his faith. But I don't think he would have wanted all that science dumped in favour of the all-at-once creation story.

I'm just relieved that there seems to be no danger of the rest of the US following Kansas, and that even Kansas seems to be rethinking.