Editor:

H.L. Mencken said during the Scopes Trial in 1925 that "those religious groups leading the war against the teaching of evolution are conspiracies of the inferior man against his betters."

The proponents of teaching the God-creation theology in public schools have not given up despite the U.S. Supreme Court rulings like the 1987 case where Louisiana tried to use code words for teaching creationism, calling it the Balanced Treatment Act.

Other code words for sneaking God into science class are "intelligent design" and "academic freedom." And these anti-evolutionists lobby state legislatures and put political pressure on school boards to subvert the teaching of evolutionary theory and common sense, and people had better stand up against them.

A person has the right to remain ignorant regarding science and believe in any kind of religion they want, but keep it out of the public schools.

People are responsible for their own destinies and they should not depend on spurious promises of eternal salvation or happy times in heaven if they die in a stupid wasteful and insane war to profit those who promote wars, or if they blow themselves up thinking they will be with 70 virgins. It's all a stupid waste.

And because one claims to be an atheist does not mean that person is evil. The most evil and worst mass killers and war criminals in history said, "God is with us," as they killed and starved helpless victims. And didn't Bush say that God told him to invade Iraq?

AL HAMBURG, Torrington