As much as the ID crowd wants to separate themselves from old-fashioned creationists, they must realize that to the rank and file there simply isn't much distinction between the two. The folks in the pews don't really care whether it's traditional young earth creationism or vague "intelligent designer", they just want anything that denies evolution and stands up for God Almighty. Hence, you have supporters of the ID policy in Dover showing videos publicly from the uber-fraud Kent Hovind. The article also quotes PT contributor and inveterate power drinker Burt Humburg.
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