{"id":27291,"date":"2009-10-09T14:02:16","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T14:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2009\/10\/09\/los-angeles-venue-cancels-inte\/"},"modified":"2009-10-09T14:02:16","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T14:02:16","slug":"los-angeles-venue-cancels-inte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/09\/los-angeles-venue-cancels-inte\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Venue Cancels Intelligent Design Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ll recall that it was recently reported<\/a> that the Californial Science Center, which is loosely affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, had planned a screening of “Darwin’s Dilemma: The Mystery of the Cambrian Fossil Record” which is apparently a creationist documentary.<\/p>\n

Well, now, the venue has cancelled the showing and the ID people are all lathered up about it.<\/p>\n

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The group claims the cancellation was an act of censorship, made after the center was pressured by the Smithsonian Institution, but the center chalked it up to a contract issue, without elaborating. <\/p>\n

Coined “The Darwin Debates: A Forum for Dialogue,” the nonprofit American Freedom Alliance had planned to premier a new Illustra Media documentary, “Darwin’s Dilemma: The Mystery of the Cambrian Explosion,” at the California Science Center on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles-based alliance describes itself as a “nonpolitical, nonpartisan, movement of concerned Americans which identifies threats to western civilization.” Those threats, according to the group include “the Islamic penetration of Europe” and “the growth of radical environmentalism.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Right. Non provit non partisan groups rarely form in relation to threats to Western Civilization. Those are usually White Supremacist groups or Religious Fundies.<\/p>\n

John West<\/a> has chimed in:<\/p>\n

“I think this is an outrageous example of censorship and ideological discrimination,” West said. “The thing about a contractual dispute is just a pretext and it’s bogus. This really should be disturbing to anyone who believes in free speech.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree with West. It is bogus. But not nearly as bogus as John West, Intelligent Design, and this stupid film. Bottom line: Somebody, some staffer, at the California Science Center is either creationist or simply made a huge mistake. I assume the latter.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Hat tip: Virgil Samms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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