Doin' The Evolution

Last week, UC Berkeley was sued by anti-evolutionists for putting on a Web site links to sites about evolution. The reason for the lawsuit is that the site listed a bunch of religious sites that show that evolution and religion can be more Ebony and Ivory than oil and water. The reason for the lawsuit? Because by listing sites with religious ties, it violates separation of church and state and endorses religion. Again, a group of people who are against the teaching of evolution mainly on religious grounds are suing UC, as well as the National Science Foundation who gave UC funding, for talking up the religion. We love when people get all jujitsu-y with their logic and throw so much confusion into the mix it almost makes sense.

Jeanne Caldwell, whose husband, Larry Caldwell runs an organization that sues schools over the teaching of evolution, filed the suit. Because it's for the kids, you know-- they might not be able to have P.E. classes anymore because their schools are constantly having to go to court over scientific theory, but gosh darnit, at least they might learn some Flying Spaghetti Monster. Larry says that the school is "taking a position on evolution and attempting to persuade minor students to accept that position." No word on whether he will later sue schools over their taking positions on gravity.

This is actually the second time the UC has been sued by anti-evolutionists. A few months ago, they were sued essentially over the fact they weren't giving home-schooled high school applicants credit for learning intelligent design or creationism. We find all of this kind of funny in that Berkeley is the school being sued for all this. Not necessarily because Berkeley is anti-religion or anything, but because we think they should just be happy they didn't find links to mother Goddess creation stories.