The editorial “Ruling on Religion” demonstrates that the editorial writers remain in the dark as to the true nature of the evolution debate.

For Christians who claim Christ as their redeemer and friend, a totally new “worldview” shapes our decisions and thought processes.

However, this new “worldview” does not force us to “check our brains at the door” when it comes to the creation vs. evolution debate. For us, the applications of science and religion are NOT mutually exclusive.

There is a considerable amount of evidence that flies in the face of “naturalistic” evolution. However, as anyone who reads the Daily on a consistent basis understands, writing editorials is not so much an exercise in using one’s brain but in satisfying the masses through political correctness.

The most recent court decision, and the support given to it by the editorial writers, is simple politics. Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson has said, concerning his debates with pro-evolution audiences: “I have found that any discussion with modernists about the weaknesses of the theory of evolution quickly turns into a discussion of politics, particularly sexual politics. This is because they typically fear that any discrediting of naturalistic evolution will end in women being sent to the kitchen, gays to the closet and abortionists to jail.”

It is ironic that, inscribed on the face of Parks Library is the phrase: “And Ye shall know the Truth, and the truth shall set you free.”

It seems that some of us have turned away from what is true and what is right to what we think others want to hear. Do you, the editorial writers, consider yourselves free?

Cory Wessman

Graduate student

Economics