Monday, March 19, 2007
Can't Blame Darwin for This
As we all know, Darwin's discovery of the forces that drive evolution is at the root of all evil. Teaching school children about this discovery leads to all sorts of bad things. Fundamentalist Christianity, so we've been told, is the only thing that can save us from this despicable plot.
How then, to explain this?
(We particularly like the detail about the $9,000 hidden in the bible. Having used it to fleece their humble parishioners, putting some of the money there must have seemed the most natural thing in the world to the Hernandes', the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker of Brazil.)
How then, to explain this?
(We particularly like the detail about the $9,000 hidden in the bible. Having used it to fleece their humble parishioners, putting some of the money there must have seemed the most natural thing in the world to the Hernandes', the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker of Brazil.)