Important parts of the academic and scientific establishment have taken it upon themselves to quell any critique or disagreement.  This often shows up in loss of funding, loss of employment, inappropriate rejection of research articles, or just loss of academic freedom.

Since when is it harmful to young minds—which are supposedly being trained to think critically—to be exposed to dissenting views?  Apparently that exposure is far more detrimental than can be chanced in our halls of learning.

Ball State University is currently in a mess over their attempt to silence the notion that the universe is replete with signs of intelligent design.  The best response I have seen is here, and it is well worth reading.

My position is this:  I have seen the tide of Darwinism receding, and it is not coming back.  Darwinism is a failed theory, and science is beginning to realize the extent of that failure, but word of it hasn’t yet reached the greater population.

For anybody else who might be interested in a really great DVD on the matter, watch it on YouTube, or leave a comment and I’ll send you a free copy.  Even if you don’t buy the premise, the science and filming is gorgeous.  Produced by my good friends at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture.