Tag: Chicago
Seeking Racial Reconciliation in the Heart of Texas at a Screening of Human Zoos
I love taking part in post-screening discussions of my films because I get to hear and learn from perspectives different from my own.
Richard Dawkins as Reluctant Darwinian
At a debate in Chicago between Dawkins and Bret Weinstein, I witnessed something that I never thought I’d see.
With Screenings in Chicago, New Documentary Human Zoos Prompts Discussion, Debate
The film shows how a number of Christians led opposition to both human zoos and eugenics.
Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins
I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife.
McLeroy Does it Again
Editor’s Note: This is crossposted at Cornelius Hunter’s blog, Darwin’s God. The much maligned Don McLeroy has a column in today’s Bryan-College Station Eagle. Recall that McLeroy has been accused of a host of nefarious deeds, including recklessly disregarding the advice of education experts, causing the Texas State Board of Education to be “extremely dysfunctional,” fueling endless culture wars, and putting ideology and partisanship ahead of the schoolchildren of Texas. So what does McLeroy have to say for himself? Well he starts right off with the ludicrous idea of teaching only science in science class. I can now see why everyone was so upset. McLeroy writes that there is no place for any ideology, religious or otherwise in science class. Read More ›