Category: Expelled
Review of a review of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
| August 27, 2012 | Posted by Caroline Crocker under academic freedom, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design |
First posted at AITSE. With the release of Obama’s America, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is again attracting media attention. Both movies are conservative documentaries–Obama’s America has now displaced Expelled as the top conservative documentary. The difference between the two? You can see Expelled for free by clicking on the link above; you have to pay… more
Darwinist bid to get hold of Expelled film fails
| June 28, 2011 | Posted by News under Expelled |
A bid by Darwinists to acquire rights to the Expelled documentary on the ID theorists has failed. From TOAF: Combined with the funds the Foundation already had on hand, we had just over $50,000 available to bid on the film (and pay the 10% buyer’s premium). The winning bid, however, was $201,000. Because all of… more
She said it: Nancy Pearcey’s thoughtful article on how “Christianity is a Science-starter, not a Science-stopper”
| June 17, 2011 | Posted by kairosfocus under academic freedom, Atheism, Christian Darwinism, Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Ethics, Evolution, Expelled, Free Speech, ID Foundations, Intellectual freedom, Intelligent Design, Media, Philosophy, Religion, Science, science education, Society |
One of the most common objections to design thought is the idea that it is about the improper injection of the alien supernatural into the world of science. (That is itself based on a strawman misrepresentation of design thought, as was addressed here a few days ago.) However, there is an underlying root, a common… more
Expelled film to be sold due to bankruptcy?
| June 10, 2011 | Posted by News under Expelled |
Here. Note: Re Expelled, this was rumoured. The site has not been serviced for some time. Hang on to your DVDs.) Here is the auction page. Here are some excerpts from the screenplay. Expelled quotes more
They said it: “Evolution is a Fact!”
| January 12, 2011 | Posted by kairosfocus under Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Ethics, Evolution, Expelled, Intellectual freedom, Philosophy, Science |
The opening of the current version of the Wikipedia article, “Evolution as theory and fact,” (with links and references removed) reads: The statement “evolution is both a theory and a fact” is often seen in biological literature. Evolution is a “theory” in the scientific sense of the term “theory”; it is an established scientific model… more
They said it: NSTA’s radical redefinition of Science
| January 10, 2011 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, Biology, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Expelled, Philosophy |
We have all heard of the NCSE, but the National Science Teachers Association [of the US], NSTA, has proposed a new definition of the nature of science, in a declaration signed off by its Board of Directors, as long ago as July, 2000. Excerpting: All those involved with science teaching and learning should have a… more
The American Theistic-evolution Association
| June 3, 2010 | Posted by Robert Sheldon under American Scientific Affiliation, Expelled, Intelligent Design |
Thirty years ago, I matriculated from Wheaton College, a “fundamentalist” school 25 miles west of Chicago. Well, actually the faculty and student body never called it fundamentalist, that’s what the big TV station called us whenever they did their “local news specials”, and waited for the opening prayer at mandatory chapel to pan the audience… more
‘Should Creationism Be Taught in British Classrooms?’
| April 10, 2010 | Posted by Steve Fuller under Creationism, Education, Evolution, Expelled, Free Speech, Intelligent Design, Science, theistic evolution |
This is the title of an opinion piece that appears in the latest issue of the liberal-left weekly UK magazine, New Statesman. It is written by Michael Reiss, who 18 months ago was forced out of his position as director of communications at the Royal Society because he said that creationist and ID views should… more
Academic freedom for creation explanation
| March 18, 2009 | Posted by DLH under Constitution, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life |
Reuben Kendall, freshman at UT-Martin, has written a thoughtful view point regarding Evolution vs Intelligent Design. He raises important points on metaphysical presumptions vs data. He raises the question of Academic Freedom which incorporates the foundational unalienable freedoms of speech and religion. May I encourage readers to write editorials and viewpoints raising such issues and… more
Jeffrey Schloss, and Now Richard Weikart’s Reply to Him
| August 7, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Expelled, Intelligent Design |
Jeff Schloss, formerly an ID supporter and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute (until August 2003 — click here for Way Back Machine), has since been distancing himself from ID and even going on the offensive against it. I witnessed the beginnings of this offensive at a symposium featuring Ron Numbers, Howard Van Till, Schloss, and… more
Yoko Ono Lawsuit Expelled!
| July 17, 2008 | Posted by DLH under Constitution, Darwinism, Expelled |
There may yet be hope for the First Amendment and common sense copyright. ———————- Yoko Ono Lawsuit Expelled!: Judge Rules in Favor of Expelled Producers; Film To Be Re-Released In Theaters This Summer (PRWEB) July 17, 2008 — The producers of the controversial film, Expelled, are celebrating their first legal victory in the lawsuit brought… more
Texas educator sues over job loss and creationism
| July 10, 2008 | Posted by Mario A. Lopez under Constitution, Courts, Creationism, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal, Religion, Science |
Published online 9 July 2008 | Nature 454, 150 (2008) A former Texas official is suing the state’s education agency, saying that its policies passively endorse creationism. In a complaint filed with a district court on 1 July, Christina Comer, a former director of state science education, alleged that officials tacitly condone the teaching of… more
Making genetic history – Jerry A. Coyne
| June 25, 2008 | Posted by Mario A. Lopez under Biology, Darwinism, Expelled, Science |
BOOK REVIEWED-In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA by James Schwartz Harvard University Press: 2008. 384 pp. Fruitful collaborations were formed in Thomas Hunt Morgan’s fly genetics lab. When I was a student, ‘doing genetics’ meant crossing two different strains or species. Now it means sequencing DNA, preferably human. Between these two poles… more
“Saving Darwin” — What’s the point?
| June 19, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Darwinism, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design |
I’ve known Karl Giberson over a decade. In the early days, he was a respectful critic of ID. That now seems to have changed with the publication of his most recent book, Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution (go here for the Amazon listing). The subtitle is curious. Ordinarily one… more
Attention Darwinpickets! Advance screening of Ben Stein’s controversial Expelled film at the Varsity theatre in Toronto
| June 15, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled |
I have been invited to an advance screening of Expelled in Canada (the widely denounced #5 political documentary about the attempts to silence the intelligent design guys) on Thursday, June 26, at 7:00pm at The Varsity Theatre – 55 Bloor St. West in Toronto. The film opens the following Friday June 27 (or Saturday June… more
Expelled, despite predictions, has not expired
| June 4, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled, Eyes Rolling |
Well, Expelled, now back up and running legally, I guess, is still #5 in documentaries, and has grossed as of May. 29, 2008, $7,614,754. In theory, it can now be shown in Canada. There is much local punditry of the worthless “don’t see it!” variety – which is interesting in view of the show trial… more
The Expelled film: Straws in the wind, and other news
| May 19, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled, Intelligent Design |
First straw flies past: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is playing the “religion” card, of course: … the statement noted, more than 11,000 Christian leaders in the United States have signed a letter affirming that evolution does not conflict with religious faith. The United Church of Christ recently sent out a… more
Real Christians would not have made the Expelled film, right?
| May 11, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled |
The essay by Jeffrey Schloss – excerpted in considerable part here - worriting about the “walls” the Expelled documentary is creating is a classic. Real Christians, presumably, wouldn’t demand an accounting about the rapidly growing evidence against Darwinism and other materialist isms. And real Christians wouldn’t make a film about the people who get Expelled for doing so.… more
Nancy Pearcey at Beyond Expelled
| May 9, 2008 | Posted by DLH under Darwinism, Education, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science |
At the Beyond Expelled worldview conference, Nancy Pearcey explored the impact of evolution vs ID. She describes skeptic Michael Shermer’s conversion to evolution & Scarlett Johansson’s acting on belief in evolution. —————- The intelligent design of life Nancy Pearcey tells crowd that Darwinism has evolved into more than just a theory (with VIDEO) Rachel Kyler,… more
EXPELLED “stars” in the IMDb
| May 8, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Expelled |
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has a new set of entries as a result of Ben Stein’s EXPELLED. And then there are some, like Richard Dawkins, who have a long history in the IMDb: more