Charles Darwin on trial in Topeka, Kansas

While I agree that this "debate" is outlandish, it is not Topeka that is the bastion of the creationists. First, this is a State hearing by the three "christian"/conservative members of the Kansas State Board of Education. It is only being held in Topeka because Topeka is the State Capital of Kansas. Other non-Topeka issues: if you look at who is funding this charade, you will find numerous "christian" groups from outside the State that are trying to bring their agenda to Topeka. It would be more advantageous to expose groups such as: the Alliance Defense Fund-Scottsdale, Arizona; the Discovery Institute-Seattle, Washington; the Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education for what they are. It might also be interesting to ask why there would be witnesses from Turkey giving advice as to what the students of Kansas should be taught in science classes. It just so happens that conservative/"christian" members were elected to the Kansas State Board of Education creating a majority of this ideology. They have now decided to inflict their agenda on the most unprotected of us, our children. This issue, it should be noted came about not out of the desires of Topekans, but due to a minority report written by the State Science Standards Writing Committee which read, "students should learn more criticisms about the theory of evolution." Topeka, like most cities may have its problems, but this issue comes from a place and mentality (with the exception of the "Intelligent" Design Network-Overland Park) far from the average hard working, family raising Topekan.