This Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species”.  For many, this is a day to celebrate the groundwork Darwin laid for modern evolutionary biology.  For people like Kirk Cameron, former teen star turned Christian Evangelist, it’s a day to flood college campuses with 50,000 copies of an “altered version” of Darwin’s literature that he and fellow Evangelist Ray Comfort had published.  Cameron’s “very special” edition contains a preface that presents a “balanced view of Creationism”; it also goes on to make claims such as, ”Adolph Hitler had undeniable connections with Darwin’s theory”, and “Darwin was racist and had a disdain for women” - couldn’t this claim be applicable to at least 80% of white males who lived in the 1800′s?  The following video contains the reasoning behind Cameron’s endeavor in his own words, but this version is interlaced with a rebuttal from a woman on YouTube known as “ZOMGitsCriss”. 

I don’t know if it’s her hot accent, or the verbal beatdown she lays on Mike Seaver, but I think I’m in love:      

Richard Dawkins – an author and proponent of Darwin’s work – discusses evolution:

After being on the air for twenty seasons, it isn’t a stretch to say the quality of The Simpsons has declined in recent years.  At one time, you couldn’t pry me away from the TV screen when Springfield’s favorite family hit the airwaves each Sunday night.  And even though I rarely watch any of the new episodes anymore, it would still get my vote as one of the best shows on TV right now.  One of the things I have always liked about Mr. Groening’s creation is the mixture of low & high brow comedy, and the writers’ willingness to spotlight issues that other shows usually shy away from.  One of the taboo subjects that continually pops up in the show (and one which I also like to discuss) is the topic of religion.  Since there are countless instances from The Simpsons’ archives that feature some type of religous dialogue, it’s difficult to pick the best one – but this excerpt from a 2006 episode titled ”Monkey Suit” is definitely one of my personal favorites: