Church/State:
It would seem that Mike Behe has, once again, managed to shoot an own goal in the courtroom.
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Posted on April 1, 2008 3:50 PM • 179 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
After so much time spent working on behalf of creationist groups, it probably shouldn't be surprising that Judge Otero spotted many of the same argument tactics in the Christian schools' legal filings that we see when we look at the day to day output of anti-evolution groups such as the Discovery Institute.
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Posted on April 1, 2008 2:56 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
On Friday, Judge James Otero of the Central District of California issued a ruling granting the University of California's request for partial summary judgment in the California Creationist Lawsuit. I've written about this case several times before now, but...
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Posted on April 1, 2008 10:30 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When Richard Dawkins and Bill O'Reilly are on the same side of an issue, it's a surprise. When it's an issue that involves religion in the public sphere, it's quite possibly a sign that the apocalypse is drawing nigh....
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Posted on December 16, 2007 2:56 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The fine folks at the Discovery Institute aren't happy with tomorrow's PBS documentary on the Dover Intelligent Design case, and they're doing their best to make sure that everyone knows just how unhappy they are. They've been frantically tossing...
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Posted on November 12, 2007 2:37 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
It's not often that I start a post with an apology (that usually comes later) but I think I have to this time. Dr. Watson, I'm sorry that I've got your name in the same title as Westboro Baptist....
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Posted on November 1, 2007 10:52 AM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
It's hard to believe, but there was once a time when I had some respect - even admiration - for John McCain. Now, all I have is pity. The guy sold his soul to the Christian Right, but they...
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Posted on September 30, 2007 8:04 AM • 8 Comments •
A couple of weeks ago, I posted two ridiculous quotes that are found in the Bob Jones textbook that's involved in the California Creationism lawsuit. I'm still wading through these texts and Behe's report explaining why it's really a...
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Posted on September 29, 2007 12:06 PM • 78 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When a soldier enlists in the Army, he or she takes an oath: "I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that...
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Posted on September 19, 2007 9:28 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've been continuing to put some time into criticizing Michael Behe's expert report on the creationist texts involved in the California Creationism Case. This is a slow process, partly because I'm also working on other projects and partly because...
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Posted on September 16, 2007 11:21 PM • 66 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Last week, I reposted four old articles that I wrote back in 2005, when a group representing a number of Christian schools in California filed a lawsuit against the University of California claiming that UC's rejection of several of...
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Posted on September 5, 2007 8:07 PM • 38 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Mike Dunford is a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studies evolution. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with. 
