Punch a Puritan or Slap a Fundamentalist - your choice

The Sad Legacy of Bad Science and Bad Religion: "It's moral to keep your word, and Bush took the oath of office to defend and protect the Constitution. When he turned his back on that oath and rode roughshod over the division between religion and government, he spoiled a lot more than the freedom of scientists to conduct basic research on stem cells. He spoiled the climate of tolerance that is supposed to be the greatest strength of the American republic. He handed power over to a very narrow conception of God as a sop to an intolerant slice of the American electorate."