Excuse me, would someone please let me know what century we’re in because I feel like I’ve been transported back to the middle ages. The Democratic Representative Monique Davis (member of the Illinois State House) demanded that Rob Sherman “get out of that seat” during his testimony because he was spreading “extremely dangerous” ideas. Sherman was testifying against Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s $1 million grant intended for Pilgrim Baptist Church.

I think Ms. Davis owes all of us atheists an apology. And the Democratic Party needs to remind Ms. Davis that the Constitution of the United States did not set up the US as a religious country. In fact, last I checked, we’re supposed to have a separation between church and state. I find it rather disturbing that a Democrat can say such nonsense. Let’s hope she won’t be able to get away with it…

More info on Richard Dawkin’s and PZ Myer’s blogs.

At the same time as Ms. Davis insults atheists, the Democratic Presidential candidates refuse to debate science. As the Science Debate reports, they are “declining our invitation to debate science in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton yesterday agreed to attend “The Compassion Forum,” a forum of “wide-ranging and probing discussions of policies related to moral issues.”” Apparently, neither candidate realizes that science issues are moral issues and that we have a moral obligation to support science, otherwise, the US will become less competitive and our prosperity is endangered. The Why Files are presenting some interesting science questions for the Presidential candidates with some disturbing implications for the future health of the U.S.

Update: According to Rob Sherman, Monique Davis has apologized.