Tina Fey & Amy Poehler start the Palin dialogues
Comedic impersonators Fey and Poehler came back to satirize another actual interview between CBS anchor Katie Couric and Creationist Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin brings back the Culture Wars
Although Hillary Clinton did not take the bait to have a smack down with the pro-life, death penalty diva, Tiney Fey and Amy Pohler did manage to portray them together on Saturday night live.

A Creationist enters the presidential race
John McCain’s decision to choose an anti-abortion, pro-creationism, death penalty diva as his vice-presidential running mate has stunned the nation.

Eckhart Tolle squares off with Creationists
Spiritual teacher & New York times best-selling author Eckhart Tolle has found himself directly in the middle of an evangelical defamation campaign.

"Leave us alone!"
Despite being portrayed as Satan by some evangelical church groups, Oprah Winfrey continues to support Eckhart Tolle's position that evolution and Christianity are not in conflict.

Is Obama catering to the creationists?
Taking a page from President Bush, Barack Obama wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups.

A leading creationist accuses Barack Obama of pushing a fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution
As Obama broadens his outreach to evangelical voters, one of the movement's biggest names, James Dobson, accuses the likely Democratic presidential nominee of distorting the Bible and the U.S. Constitution.

Barack Obama promises a return to science
In a direct fire across the bow of Fundamentalist Evangelical Christianity, the presumed Democratic candidate for US president has clearly stated where he stands on the evolution-creationism controversy

Judgment Day in Texas
The Texas State Supreme Court upheld an appellate court’s ruling that the 450 girls forcibly removed from a Mormon cult in Texas be returned.

Creationism, the Constitution, and the Mormon Mess in Texas
The same constitutional law that scientists invoke to keep creationism out of the classroom has now appeared to favor polygamy in the bizarre case of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in Eldorado, Texas.

Oprah Winfrey and the creationism controversy
Oprah Winfrey and spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle were confronted during their New Earth webcast with a question about the use of the word 'evolution' in his teachings.

Is Pope Benedict a Creationist?
Pope Benedict has sent confusing signals about creationism and Catholicism

Is Pope Benedict the "American Pope"?
Pope Benedict makes his first papal visit to the US this April. Is this Pope an ally to creationists?

What does a creationist, FedEx, and McCain’s search for a vice president have in common?
A secret list of 20 potential running mates was revealed by presidential hopeful John McCain today, one of whom was Mike Huckabee, who wants to revise the U. S. Constitution to reflect more Biblical values.

Atheists are banned from an intelligent design movie
The banning of atheists from a prescreening of Ben Stein’s film, Expelled No Intelligence Allowed, drew hundreds of postings in the blogosphere this week.

Will John McCain choose a Creationist as his running mate?
With McCain the Republican 2008 presidential candidate, the “Dream Team” may include Mike Huckabee as the vice-presidential nominee.

A popular creationist links Darwin to racism
Ken Ham and co-author Dr. Charles Ware reveal a compelling history of the effect of an evolution-based belief system on the history of the United States, touching on abortion, slavery, and the civil rights movement.

The Florida State Board of Education finally approves evolution - but only "in theory"
In a precedent-setting decision, Florida education officials voted to add evolution to required course work in public schools, but only after a last-minute change depicting Charles Darwin's seminal work as merely a theory

It's Darwin's Birthday and a Creationist Candidate declares he will fight on for his party's nomination
Last weekend, as Evolution Sunday celebrated Darwin's birthday and the compatibility of evolution and Christianity, Presdiential Candidate Mike Huckabee avowed he will not give up his fight to become the first Creationist President

An anti-evolution film is secretly screened in Florida
Like Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is being privately previewed by the religious right before its general opening in April

Florida counties reject evolution
In a surprise move against the state Department of Education, 8 small counties in northern Florida have passed anti-evolution resolutions.

An Intelligent Design documentary offers rebates on movie tickets
Producers of a pro-Intelligent Design movie starring Ben Stein are raising money for schools by making donations in exchange for ticket stubs.

A creationist candidate wins the first U.S. presidential primary
Running on a platform of faith, family and freedom, the evangelical preacher turned presidential candidate confronts secular voters with the question, "is the US ready for a president who believes the Earth is 6,000 years old?"

A look back at the controversy in 2007
2007's first big story opened on Darwin's Birthday, February 11, with the release of the feature film documentary Flock of Dodos.

Creationist group my soon offer master's degrees in science
The Institute for Creation Research has won initial approval to offer accredited master's degrees in science education.

Texas debates intelligent design
In Texas, events surrounding a January 2008 meeting of the State School Board are escalating into a highly charged debate between the pro- and anti-evolution camps lobbying for changes in the state's science curriculum.

Creationism and the candidates
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee bristled when asked recently if creationism should be taught in public schools. Huckabee is one of 3 candidates who has confessed his disbelief in evolution.

Creation Museum emerges as a learning institution
Six months after its opening, the controversial Creation Museum has attracted over one quarter of a million visitors, double the number predicted. The largest audiences are home-school families and Christian school students, who come to learn the creation-based science that the museum so vividly portrays.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster goes to the American Academy of Religion
When religious scholars gathered at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting this weekend, pasta was on the agenda. There to give talks was the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Discovery Institutes claims PBS aired false facts
A day after PBS aired a documentary on the court trial that indicted intelligent design as "creationism in disguise", advocates of the theory are crying foul play.

Intelligent Design on trial
The PBS program NOVA brings the historic Dover trial to light in a two-hour documentary, titled "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial".

South African high schools may soon teach mandatory evolution theory
In 2008, public and private high schools throughout South Africa will begin teaching evolution. This recent decision has already ignited a tremendous uproar among parents, teachers and religious groups.

Florida educators mandate evolution education
Florida may soon adopt new teaching standards that will require public school students to learn about evolution.

Signs of the controversy in Canada
Reports indicate that a growing number of science teachers are bowing to pressure from parents who want creationism or intelligent design taught in public schools.

Teachers in Britain suddenly caught in the evolution debate
The number of British students who believe in creationism is rising sharply. Many teachers are uncomfortable with addressing creationism in their science classrooms.

Scientists hoodwinked by documentary filmmakers
Controversy surrounds a new documentary film hosted by Ben Stein and titled Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. The film criticizes scientists and educators for suppressing intelligent design theory.

Europe poised to ban creationism in schools
The British government has issued a new set of guidelines that prohibit the teaching of creationism and intelligent design in science classes.

A church-state controversy erupts in New Jersey
In New Jersey, high school student Matthew LaClair secretly tape-recorded a teacher to prove that he was preaching a pro-Christian, anti-science message to students.

Another academic makes a case for intelligent design
A professor of internal medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia recently praised intelligent design theory to an audience of 100 colleagues.

In Texas, a surprising victory for science
Despite their pro-creation personal views, members of the Texas State Board of Education have voted to keep intelligent design out of public school science classes.

The Kentucky tourism board promotes the controversial Creation Museum
A Kentucky scientist is furious at the state visitor bureau for it's favorable description of the controversial Creation Museum.

Conservative Christian takes the helm of the Texas school board
Don McLeroy, the new chair of the Texas state Board of Education, is threatening to throw out high school biology books because they don't list weaknesses in the theory of evolution.

Darwin under fire in Poland
In a public outburst, Poland's deputy education minister criticized evolution theory as a lie that science has cleverly sought to legitimize.

Is Wikipedia biased against intelligent design?
The Discovery Institute has been reporting unfair and erroneous Wikipedia entries on intelligent design that are biased against the theory.

The Creation Museum planetarium proves the universe is only thousands of years old
Ken Ham's Creation Museum planetarium uses blue supergiant stars to prove that the universe is very young -- only thousands of years old.

Creationism on sale at the Grand Canyon
Despite repeated complaints, bookstores at the Grand Canyon are still selling a book that claims the canyon was created by the biblical flood.

Atlas of Creation makes an academic splash in the US
University professors across the US have been seeing the Atlas, a Muslim creationist coffee table book, in their mailboxes this week.

New poll figures on American's view of creation
In a recent poll of American adults, 48% said they believe that God, in a single act, created human beings in their present form, sometime within the last 10,000 years.

The bible meets biology in an Oregon classroom
In the biology class he taught, Kris Helphinstine referred repeatedly to the Bible and gave a PowerPoint presentation that linked evolution, Nazi Germany, and Planned Parenthood.

The Scopes Monkey Trial hits Broadway
Now playing on Broadway: a play that tackles the U.S. debate over Darwin's theory of evolution.

Australian clergy push for intelligent design in public schools
Catholic and Anglican archbishops in Australia have said that intelligent design theory should be taught in public and private schools.

Brits protest eccentric millionaire for pushing Creationism in his privately funded schools
Protests were held recently outside the office of Sir Peter Vardy, a British multimillionaire who has funded several state schools and colleges accused of promoting creationism in their curriculum.

Culture Wars in Kenya
The National Museum of Kenya is home to the bones of the famous Homo erectus man, discovered by anthropologist Richard Leaky. But the bones may soon become banned.

South Carolina questions the theory of evolution
New teaching standards in South Carolina public high schools encourage science teachers to criticize evolution theory.

The US Department of Education makes a quick come back
After being accused of discriminating against evolutionary biology students by excluding them from a science grant program, the Department of Education quickly back-pedaled.

Britain's National Academy of Science reprimands teachers for bringing religion into the classroom
Schools have come under attack by Britain's National Academy of Science for misrepresenting evolution in order to promote Christian dogma.

A typo gets the US Department of Education in hot water
An education grant rewarding excellence in science has mysteriously omitted evolutionary biology from its list of eligible majors.

Baby Dinosaurs in Noah's Ark!
Yes, there were baby dinosaurs in Noah's Ark, according to Australian evangelist Ken Ham, whose Creation Musuem opens this Memorial Day.

Bill Maher sneaks into the Creation Museum
Left-wing political satirist Bill Maher may be the first celebrity to visit the Creation Museum, the 27 million dollar crowning achievement of evangelical Ken Ham opening this Memorial Day.

Public mockery is still free publicity
Foreign media and science critics are sniggering at exhibits explaining how baby dinosaurs fit on Noah's Ark and Cain married his sister to people the earth.

Internet petitions oppose the Creation Museum
Petitions asking educators to voice their opposition to evangelical Ken Ham's Creation Museum have begun to circulate on the Internet.

A new skirmish in the war between God & Science
Ken Ham’s Creation Museum may become the biggest controversy yet in the God vs. Science wars.

Trying to have it both ways
William Dembski, a leading intelligent design theorist, has an apparent knack for parlaying his theory into one-size-fits-all proselytizing.

Christian clergy say: leave science to the scientists and religion to the churches
Over 10,000 Christian church leaders have signed a letter that rejects the evangelical notions that Christians must choose between religion and science.

Arkansas science students wonder: how old is really really old?
Evolution is not officially banned in Arkansas schools, but it has been unofficially banished for fear of upsetting fundamentalists.

Is evolution a statistical long-shot?
British astronomer and mathematician Sir Fred Hoyle has calculated the probability of the random occurrence of evolution to be 1 chance out of 10 to the four-thousandth power!

A Vatican astronomer repudiates the Intelligent Design movement
Before his recent resignation, the director of the Vatican Observatory went public with his belief that the Intelligent Design movement actually demeans God and insults human intelligence.

Darwin's drawings under suspicion
Darwin's chief illustrator has been accused of producing fraudulent drawings in order to provide better evidence for Darwin's arguments.

Ohio takes control of classroom discussions
A proposal before the Ohio Board of Education would mandate a formula teachers must use for classroom discussions on controversial issues such as evolution, global warming, cloning, and stem-cell research.

A political martyr adds fuel to the fire of controversy
A New York state legislator has introduced a bill strictly for the purpose of creating controversy.

Political and religious leaders give Creation theory a thumbs down
A recent BBC survey of 1,000 public figures revealed that the majority do not believe in the Bible's story of Creation.

Creation theory dominates science education in Turkey
A lavishly illustrated 'Atlas of Creation' is on display in schools throughout Turkey, proclaiming that Darwin's theory of evolution is the real root of terrorism.

The Grand Canyon caters to creationists
To avoid offending religious fundamentalists, park rangers at the Grand Canyon are prohibited from telling visitors how old the canyon actually is.

The Intelligent Design movement cries foul
The journal New Scientist has been accused of biased reporting against Intelligent Design.

Scientists demand that schools teach the facts
67 national science academies have signed a statement of protest, outraged that evolution theory is being concealed, denied, or confused in many classrooms.

Creationists sue the University of California
A group of Christian high schools has accused the University of California of violating the constitutional rights of their students.

A Vatican twist on the baseball card
Vatican holy cards says humans are not a casual and meaningless product of evolution. Hundreds of thousands of these cards have been sold all over Rome.

Britain pulls the evolution controversy out of science classes
British students may soon be debating creationism and intelligent design alongside Darwinism and atheism in their high school religion classes.

Sticker shock in Georgia
After years of legal battle, Georgia courts have finally decided whether placing Darwin warning stickers in biology textbooks is kosher.

An accusation of plagiary in the Dover court ruling
Scholars at the Discovery Institute claim that a key section of last year's influential Dover court decision on intelligent design was plagiarized.

A creationist museum replete with Noah's Ark
In May 2007, Australian evangelical Ken Ham will open a 47 acre museum completely oriented around stories from the Old Testament.

Time-sharing in Mississippi
Mississippi legislator Mike Lott wants state schools to give equal time to creationism, Intelligent Design, and evolution theory.

Islamic creationism invades France
The French educational system has been inundated with free copies of a science book written from the perspective of Islamic creationism.

Intelligent Design suffers a political setback
Scientists cheered the defeat of Republican Senator Rick Santorum in last fall's election.

Another policy reversal in Kansas
Kansas has repealed public-school science guidelines that questioned the theory of evolution and brought the state international ridicule, but educators are not sure how long it will be before the decision is overturned.

Competing for brains in a new board game
Intelligent Design enthusiast and former actor Kirk Cameron is busy promoting a new board game he co-authored.

Russia defends evolution
A district court in Russia has thrown out a lawsuit brought last year by a teenage student who claimed her rights were violated by her school's mandatory teaching of evolution.

McCain deliver keynote speech to creationism advocacy group
Senator John McCain spoke last month to members of the Discovery Institute, an Intelligent Design think tank.

Seeking freedom in New Mexico
The controversial Academic Freedom bill would give educators the right to criticize evolution theory and teach alternatives.

A Flock of Dodos hits US theatres
Are scientists losing the battle for evolution? Randy Olson's biting documentary, 'A Flock of Dodos,' leads the audience to believe they are.