Flutterby™! : Evolution/Creation Rant

The National Academies takes a stand for evolution, with some harsh language (from acedemians) and specific references to the 'stickering' of books:

"Recent tactics to cast doubt on the veracity or robustness of the theory of evolution have included placing disclaimer stickers in the front of high school biology textbooks (Cobb County, GA and Alabama; proposal before the Missouri House of Representatives), mandating or recommending the inclusion of Intelligent Design in high school biology courses (e.g., Dover, PA; Cecil County, MD, respectively);"

Next, we'll be teaching the earth is flat and the sun revolves around the chosen people of Earth.

The problem is: that while one or two fundementalists are laughable, they band together into a self-righteous force that is politically active that elected politicians are forced to placate.

I'm just spiritual enough to see $Diety within us and around us, even see $Diety influence in our still continuing evolution. But it's time to take a stand about the ignorant christian fundementalists who don't even understand where the Bereishith (Genesis) stories come from. And no, I don't mean the Judeo-Christian God with a beard and burning bush dictating it all to Moses (as played by Charlton Heston). The current written form was compiled from lore and stories of the 7 tribes of Isreal when these nomadic goat and sheep herding tribes got together (infrequently). The rabi's worked hard to write it all down making comprimises and attempting to reconcile important (but different) parts of the stories from each of the tribes before it was all agreed to and became the "final" written form, post Babylonian exile (6th century BC). Some biblical scholars say Genesis is a cleaned up derivation of the Babylonian creation myth, but that myth reads more like a GhostBuster movie to me..

My point being: It's time to put an end to bad christian mythology restricting the thought processes of students in schools. I had hoped that ended with the inquisition.