No time like the present

We are a nation at war. Unfortunately we are at war with ourselves. There are those who prefer superstition,darkness and the apparent power it brings to truth and genuine enlightenment. One battlefield is Kansas.

If we, as a society, cannot respect and understand the science we have created out of our own imaginations and our rational thought processes, cannot transmit that rigorous spirit of inquiry and curiosity to our progeny, then we shall have no choice but to fall back into that chaos and misery and tyranny, political and literal, of the Dark Ages.

That is only one example among many. Does our nation really want to turn back that clock? Do we really want to see our young women dying because of bootleg abortions? Do we really want our leaders to think that they can lie to us at will? Do we really want our intelligence agencies to tell us the truth or what we find convenient to hear? Do we really want to discriminate against people because of their genetic circumstances? Do we really want to toss out geologic and biological science and the blessings it has brought us?