Darwin Lied just to get his name mentioned on Wikipedia

[Joe Guy]

Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'
Updated 12:49 p.m., Saturday, October 6, 2012

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior.

The Republican lawmaker made those comments during a speech Sept. 27 at a sportsman's banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell. Broun, a medical doctor, is running for re-election in November unopposed by Democrats.

"God's word is true," Broun said, according to a video posted on the church's website. "I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior."

Broun also said that he believes the Earth is about 9,000 years old and that it was made in six days. Those beliefs are held by fundamentalist Christians who believe the creation accounts in the Bible to be literally true.

Broun spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti told the Athens Banner-Herald (http://bit.ly/Us4O0Z ) that Broun was recorded speaking off-the-record to a church group about his religious beliefs. He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

It seems unlikely that Broun's remarks were supposed to be kept private. The banquet was advertised, Broun spoke before an audience and the video of his remarks was posted on the church's website.

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[Lord Jim]

Broun, a medical doctor

Yet more proof (as if any were needed) that one can be intelligent in some areas and yet be a complete idiot in others....

[Gob]

He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Scary!!

[The Hen]

OMG!!!

Darwin Lied and Albert Einstein has turned into a MOUNTAIN!!!!!!



Coincidence?

I think not.

[Timster]

Broun, a medical doctor

Yet more proof (as if any were needed) that one can be intelligent in some areas and yet be a complete idiot in others....

I must agree with that sentiment Jim.

Although my angle on that meme is that 50% of lawyers and doctors and other assorted professionals graduated in the lower half of there class.

Caveat Emptor.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Broun also said that he believes the Earth is about 9,000 years old and that it was made in six days. Those beliefs are held by fundamentalist Christians who believe the creation accounts in the Bible to be literally true

At first I was going to say "well I'm a fundamentalist Christian and I don't believe either of those time things he mentioned".

Then I realised the second sentence really qualifies "fundamentalist Christian" to mean only those fundamentalist Christians who "believe the creation accounts in the Bible to be literally true". So I needn't bother.

I think this guy took the fun out of fundamentalism and really was left with just the "mental" part

Meade

[Timster]

Indeed.