The Invisible Library

One more reason why I need to get the fuck out of Georgia:

The one-page memorandum, marked “From: Representative Ben Bridges,” [R, GA] declared that “tax-supported evolution science” was based on religion and therefore unlawful under the United States Constitution.

It continued, “Indisputable evidence — long hidden but now available to everyone — demonstrates conclusively that so-called secular evolution science is the Big Bang 15-billion-year alternate ‘creation scenario’ of the Pharisee Religion.”

“This scenario,” the memorandum stated, “is derived concept-for-concept from Rabbinic writings on the mystic ‘holy book’ kabbala dating back at least two millennia.”

It’s a neat little package, anti-science wrapped up in dingbattery with a pretty little anti-semitic bow on top. It takes a certain, highly sophisticated type of mind to craft this kind of nonsense. One steeped in old timey Southern bigotry, enculturated ignorance and the complete disregard for tact to be found only in your most privelaged of upper class Gentleman. The sort of fellow who feels free to write this to his staff members without thinking it might be repeated somehow. Because why would the loyal servants ever repeat the talk of their social betters?

Link via Bob Harris.