First off I'd like to welcome all the new (and not so new) members to the DailyKos community. There has been some great dairies by people who have realized the Republican party has become morally and intellectually bankrupt. I would urge everyone to take the time to read some of them if you haven't already. Below the fold is just a short list of the ones I know about. If you know of any others, just leave a comment and I'll add them in.
This will be part 1 of 2. As I was writing this, I realized it was getting a bit too long for most people handle at once, so I've decided to break it up into a 2 part series. Part one will look at the effect of religion on scientific understanding. Part 2 will look at the legal battles that have encompassed the evolution debate. I started writing this a couple of weeks ago and have finally gotten back to it so it may be a bit disjointed.
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