From a reader (one of several):

“[Quoting my previous Corner post] ‘The fact (wait a minute… yes, it’s a

fact) that the Georgia school board thought it was striking a blow against

its enemies by mandating a statement that every one of those enemies would

cheerfully agree with, shows the gulf of misunderstanding that exists in

this area.’

“Actually, those enemies apparently don’t agree with this statement – they

filed and won a lawsuit seeking to have the stickers removed. (See 2005 WL

83829, Jan. 13, 2005). Apparently, stickers stating the fact (yes, you’re

right, it’s a fact) that evolution is ‘only’ a theory violate the

Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which mandates that ‘Congress

shall make no law respecting an establishment

of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’ So apparently,

according to Judge Cooper in the ND GA, putting factual stickers in the

front of high school textbooks constitutes establishing a religion or

prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

To which I responded:

“What we have here, [Reader’s name], is a lot of scientifically illiterate

people — on both sides.

“It’s not a fact, it’s a THEORY — and a darn good one.”