I posted the message below on ShowMeProgress.com last evening. I think it's time for those of us who support sound science and rational thought to push back against those who bully us into tip-toeing around their beliefs. The reason they are called "beliefs" is because they are something no one can "know" in the modern sense (i.e., having some semblance of proof using scientific methods.) It seems that all the right-wing radio hosts and Faux News puppets have to do is say something enough times to make it "the truth." I've been reading too many letters in the Post Dispatch in praise of Glenn Beck and how he's the only one who is telling "the truth" about our government. Yikes. I'm sure all of you support good causes like the Environmental Defense Fund, Missourians for Lifesaving Cures, etc. And you probably rely for information on neutral sources that use rational analysis. I'm trying to think of a way to organize a public voice in support of science and scientists, especially climate change scientists and stem cell researchers who are currently under attack. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Any other comments are also welcome. On to 2010. Let's hope we're entering a more enlightened decade than the one we are leaving behind (pun intended.) http://showmeprogress.com/diary/3953/just-say-no-to-religious-bullies Susan