Keith Miller, editor of the book from which this website takes its name, has written an open letter (.doc) to the Kansas State Board of Education. Miller objects to the Intelligent Design Network's pamphlet that calls Kansas Citizens for Science as a "tool" used to "promote a materialist world view that seeks to demean the idea of creation, … effectively promoting non-theistic religions and world views over traditional theistic views."

Here's how Miller ends his letter:

"As a parent, I do not want my child told in science class that evolution is a meaningless and purposeless process that God has nothing to do with. Ironically the current Board standards ask that teachers do just that. In their misguided attempt to make God a part of science, they have instead instructed teachers to teach that evolution is a Godless process. How very sad!"

In my recent experience, I have found that promoters of Intelligent Design are masters of unintentional irony. For instance, here is how the Discovery Institute's "Stand Up for Science" website refers to people like me:

"However, there are some in Kansas, and around the country, now using their voices to try to undermine Kansas' science standards and stifle discussion of the scientific evidence they don't like."

In my opinion, this statement correctly describes the Kansas State Board of Education, not those of us who oppose what the Board majority has done.

After all, they are the ones who have made it known to the public that they don't like evolution. They are the ones who have undermined Kansas' science standards by subverting the normal procedure for developing the standards and ignoring the recommendations of the committee they appointed. They are the ones who are trying to stifle discussion of the scientific evidence by promoting "criticisms" of evolution that have been widely rejected by the scientific community.

It's time for the people of Kansas to stand up for REAL science!