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About this episode

The creationist movement in the USA has been the product of several factors: the frustration of believers at the exclusion of sectarian myths from the public schools, an ongoing reaction against modernity, an unwarranted deference to religious belief, and the excessive surrender of public education to entirely local control, which makes them vulnerable to special interest groups, like the religious right. In particular, the mingling of patriotism with religiosity that was fueled by the Cold War as an easy signifier of anti-Communism has now led to a virtual jihad against secularism in American culture. I'll be discussing this history, and also describing recent progress that gives us some hope for a return to rationality in our national mindset…and I'll be proposing that an active anti-religious counter-movement is essential to protecting science and science education.

• Release Date

  Jul 1, 2010

• Runtime

  01:36:46