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[rivendellrose]

Apparently a movie about Charles Darwin is 'too controversial' for American audiences.

Fuck this shit. Can I have a new country, now? Please?

And in case that by itself wasn't enough to make your blood boil, here's a quote from the article:

Movieguide.org, an influential site which reviews films from a Christian perspective, described Darwin as the father of eugenics and denounced him as "a racist, a bigot and an 1800s naturalist whose legacy is mass murder". His "half-baked theory" directly influenced Adolf Hitler and led to "atrocities, crimes against humanity, cloning and genetic engineering", the site stated.

What. The fuck.

That said, why is it that "special screenings" have been set up for Christian groups even in the UK? It's a fucking movie, you fucking morons. It's a fucking movie about a person, not a documentary about his scientific work. Even if his theories were in some way controversial (which, um, no - not to anyone with a functioning brain and a third of an education they're not), it's a fucking movie.

...I just went from "sleepy comfy Sunday" to "raging bitch oh-god-my-blood-pressure" in the space of five minutes. :P

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[diea.livejournal.com]

only 39 per cent of Americans believe in the theory of evolution

Really???? Who are these people and why do I have to be lumped in with them???? This country just depresses me sometimes.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

So, I've heard there was a bit of trouble with the way that survey was carried out, in terms of the way they defined "believing" in the theory of evolution. I don't recall where the study was or exactly what the issue was with it anymore, but there was something about the "believes in evolution" option being way too specific and rock-solid for most people. So, based on that, I suspect their number there is fairly high compared to reality, but... it's still an appalling thought.