The Watering Hole

Religion
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12th Feb 1809
The "Origin of Species..." was published 150 years ago - 24 November 1859


The Catholic church view.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5705331.ece

The Vatican  doesn't think much of Intelligent Design

Organisers of a papal-backed conference next month marking the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species said that at first it had even been proposed to ban Intelligent Design from the event, as “poor theology and poor science”. Intelligent Design would be discussed at the fringes of the conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University, but merely as a “cultural phenomenon”, rather than a scientific or theological issue, organisers said.




Ah, the evolution of birthday celebrations continues!  ;D