NCSE's Steve Newton and the "Creationism" Gambit

Last December, I wrote an op-ed in Christian Science Monitor arguing that Darwin lobbyists abuse the first amendment by relabeling scientific critique of evolution as "creationism":

Courts have uniformly found that creationism is a religious viewpoint and thus illegal to teach in public school science classes. By branding scientific views they dislike as "religion" or "creationism," the Darwin lobby scares educators from presenting contrary evidence or posing critical questions - a subtle but ...