There's a documentary opening in Bakersfield tomorrow called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed that happens to address a particular interest of mine; the conflict some folks think exists between teaching evolutionary biology & their own personal faith.

I've been researching this movie ever since it was brought to my attention by a certain blogger on this site. Not only does it not present the truth about evolution, it distorts interviews with many scientists involved in evolution research & mistakenly links Charles Darwin with Nazis & the holocaust. It's a shameful presentation aimed at the majority of religious folks who (through no fault of their own) misunderstand the meaning of scientific inquiry.

For anyone who may be hoodwinked into viewing this particularly bad piece of cinema, please go to this link:

http://www.expelledexposed....

to find out the truth behind the curtain.

In addition to the false claims & dubious interview practices presented in this movie, it also appears that the producers & director employed questionable, if not illegal, practices in completion of this "project." Animation featured in the film seems to be a direct (albeit inferior) copy of animation produced by a leading educational institution. Music added in post production was not properly licensed for inclusion (John Lennon's song, Imagine.) Since this is presented by supposedly Christian film makers, what does this say about their commitment to God's commandments? Nothing good, that's for sure.

I urge anyone considering attending this film to investigate the background first. Please don't support this kind of propaganda by giving them your hard earned cash. The best way to combat this poor attempt to overturn the Constitution is by letting it die a quick, quiet death.

As for Ben Stein's participation in this piece of tripe, I'm sorely disappointed. I thought he was an intelligent man, but apparently I was wrong. Won't be the first time, but the disillusionment with this instance is almost sickening.

As a final note: if anyone believes so-called "Intelligent Design" is a theory equal in status to evolution and presenting it causes no harm to our educational process, consider the Wedge Strategy. It's clear from this document that those who support ID have more than the education of our children in mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

In twenty years, it is hoped by the group that they will have achieved their goal of making intelligent design "the dominant perspective in science" as well as to branch out to "ethics, politics, theology, and philosophy in the humanities, and to see its influence in the fine arts". A goal of the wedge strategy is to see intelligent design "permeate religious, cultural, moral and political life." By accomplishing this goal the ultimate goal as stated by the CSC the "overthrow of materialism and its damning cultural legacies" and reinstating "The proposition that human beings are created in the image of God", and thereby "renew" American culture to reflect conservative Christian values will be achieved.