Board of Edu/ Pro-evolution rally in Austin, Texas, on March 25 (school, dangerous)

[RuthCalabria]

We sent this email to the Rachel Maddow Show asking that she and anybody reading it please help get this information on the Texas State Board Of Education vote on kids' science textbooks around to people.
HOW TO TALK TO A CREATIONIST PEDOPHILE

Dear Rachel,

This is a real news item, the bombastic subject line used to get your hard to get attention. My husband and I and a dozen scientists and educators are organizing a pro-evolution rally in Austin, Texas, on March 25, at 1701 N. Congress starting at 10 AM to stop the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) from voting the superstitious dogma of creationism into kids’ science textbooks, something ugly and evil enough to have it denounced as child abuse for the harm it does children’s minds in confusing hocus-pocus religious notions with scientific understanding. Nature evolved. God did not make it with a wink of his eye and a wiggle of his finger, and it is dangerous to grow up thinking that way. Please let your viewers know about this rally. It is imperative that people concerned about their children and grandchildren’s wellbeing show up down here in fundamentalist Texas to make their feelings known to those who will be deciding this most important issue.

Regards,
Ruth Calabria

For more information on the rally and why it is so important to get lots of people to attend and have it be a million man (women and children) pro-science march to expunge the conservative anti-science hostility of the Bush years, log onto www.matrix-evolutions.com. Lots of emails from scientists, educators, supporters, creationists and a couple of SBOE members are also on the website.

[doss1]

Originally Posted by ruthcalabria

how to talk to a creationist pedophile

fail.

[TXNGL]

Wow. As someone who agrees we should be keeping creationism out of science classes, I have to say the tone of this post makes me want to run to the other side of the debate. LOL!

[love roses]

I know, I have a hard time reading any of these posts by her because they paint Texas with Broad strokes and they're so full of vitriol. Fundamentalist Texas (I read "Hey, Us more sophisticated, enlightened Northern liberals need to make them exactly like us), Creationist Pedophiles (What does that even mean?). Creationism is ugly, evil and child abuse? I feel that's overstepping. I think that whole post is ugly, evil and general human abuse. Why is it dangerous for someone to believe that God started the ball rolling? Why is your life in wherever you are more dangerous on a day to day basis because someone believes God created the heavens and earth? And what if that christian also believes in evolution. What, you say? Can that be? No Way! But it's true, there are christians out there who believe that, and we're not out wielding clubs and out to ruin your life. Anti-science hostility? Site your cases. I could care less if you teach evolution in a book at school, because I can simply expand on my own views at home, but what you posted is totally off the mark.

[Houston3]

I think I'll go and be on the other side just for the fun of it...LOL

My sign will read ... "God Created Darwin"

[teatime]

Originally Posted by TXNGL

Wow. As someone who agrees we should be keeping creationism out of science classes, I have to say the tone of this post makes me want to run to the other side of the debate. LOL!

LOL, I felt the EXACT same way! This person and her letter makes creationist supporters appear to be the modicum of rationality! And a rally comprised of this ilk would be something from which I'd want to keep myself and anyone I care about FAR AWAY!

[teatime]

Originally Posted by love roses

I know, I have a hard time reading any of these posts by her because they paint Texas with Broad strokes and they're so full of vitriol. Fundamentalist Texas (I read "Hey, Us more sophisticated, enlightened Northern liberals need to make them exactly like us), Creationist Pedophiles (What does that even mean?). Creationism is ugly, evil and child abuse? I feel that's overstepping. I think that whole post is ugly, evil and general human abuse. Why is it dangerous for someone to believe that God started the ball rolling? Why is your life in wherever you are more dangerous on a day to day basis because someone believes God created the heavens and earth? And what if that christian also believes in evolution. What, you say? Can that be? No Way! But it's true, there are christians out there who believe that, and we're not out wielding clubs and out to ruin your life. Anti-science hostility? Site your cases. I could care less if you teach evolution in a book at school, because I can simply expand on my own views at home, but what you posted is totally off the mark.

Heh, when you think about it, telling little kids that God created them is much nicer than telling them that they're close kin to apes. Just sayin'!

[scarmig]

As an atheist and someone who accepts the theory of evolution, these kinds of letters horrify me. Dear Ruth, please don't spread your hate. You're doing more damage than you can possibly imagine.

[Cathy4017]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.........

What a horrific bore that and the other post are....

[sxrckr]

Oh, spare me the scare tactics, please...