I recently purchased a copy of Richard Dawkins' new book, The Ancestor's Tale, which one critic said was akin to A Brief History of Time for the evolutionary set.
I haven't read it yet, but I trust it will reinforce my views concerning evolution, which are that it alone is the appropriate theory to teach in science class. The troubling trend toward substituting "creationism" for evolutionary theory promises to muck up the minds of many of America's science students. Perhaps Dawkins will address this trend in his book, directly or otherwise.
Regardless, it seems likely to be a refresher course on why evolution works as a science, and "creationism" does not.
In related news, the University of California has been sued by a group of Christian schools for refusing to consider creation science classes as a fulfillment of its science prerequisites for admission.
At this rate, can a retrial of Scopes be very far behind?
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