A great article on creationism

Via The Panda's Thumb this is an excellent read .

An excerpt to hold you over till you get there:

"The backlash against the theory of evolution (and the teaching of it) resonated not only with religious fundamentalists, but also with political and economic populists. Faced with the near impossibility of changing economic and political power structures, many turned their attention to the alleged evils of a secular society."

and:

"As we follow in the months ahead what is being called the Scopes II trial out of the Dover Area School District, it will be worth our while to consider why we're at it again, what other parallels we might draw between the Gilded Age and today, and whose interests are really being served here."