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November 19, 2005

The seventh sign of the Apocalpyse

If you're a regular reader of this blog...you probably know that I'm not organized religion's biggest fan. I often criticize what I see as oppressive and tyrannical overlording and inappropriate inscinuation to places where religion doesn't belong.

So you might want to make sure you're sitting down before you read what I have to say.

I agree with the Catholic Church:

The Vatican's chief astronomer said Friday that "intelligent design" isn't science and doesn't belong in science classrooms, the latest high-ranking Roman Catholic official to enter the evolution debate in the United States.

The Rev. George Coyne, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, said placing intelligent design theory alongside that of evolution in school programs was "wrong" and was akin to mixing apples with oranges.

"Intelligent design isn't science even though it pretends to be," the ANSA news agency quoted Coyne as saying on the sidelines of a conference in Florence. "If you want to teach it in schools, intelligent design should be taught when religion or cultural history is taught, not science."

Who knew Catholicism could be more progressive than Protestantism?

Not me.

Way to go, Catholics.

Posted by Carla at November 19, 2005 10:04 AM