Intelligent Design

Gov. Tim Pawlenty came to the aid of Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday on the issue of teaching creationism (aka “intelligent design”) in the classroom. While he stopped short of endorsing a mandated “God created the world in 7 days 10,000 years ago” curriculum, he said he agreed with the theory that evangelical Christians tout [...]

Is supporting intelligent design an intelligent decision in the 3rd Congressional District? The GOP-endorsed candidate for Congress, Erik Paulsen, might find out in the next few months.

While in the Minnesota House Paulsen earned high marks from the Minnesota Family Council for his yes-vote on science standards that teach students to doubt evolutionary theory. The Family [...]