Steve Rose is a Kansas City political columnist and former Republican candidate that had some interesting comments on the role of evolution in Kansas public schools. His observation is how the acceptance of evolution falls between party lines, education, and geography. What he once thought was a crackpot position is moving into the large majority of the Party.
Skewing the other way, however, 60 percent of Republicans believe God created humans in their present form 10,000 years ago — otherwise known as creationism or intelligent design.
When I was a student at KU there was an excellent panel brought together to discuss the teaching of evolution in public schools. A well known physicist, I can't remember his name, described the interaction of faith and evolution. As a religious person, he felt no conflict between science and religion. He felt that evolution, in all of its complexity, was further evidence of God's hand. I'm not sure where the idea came from that religion and evolution cannot coexist.
This is one reason Gov. Hunstmans, has not gained traction. While he has successfully tackled health care , reformed the tax code, created jobs, and supported a pro-life agenda, he is being branded as a liberal because of his positions on climate change and evolution. The other reason, accepting to serve as ambassador to China under Obama, is being branded as the act of a traitor rather than a patriot.
It's amazing that the candidate that has probably done the most to advance a conservative agenda is being dismissed for deferring to accepted scientific principles.
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