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All, All, In looking at the calendar of events for the Baird Theater, there doesn't seem to be anything listed for June 23, as claimed. http://www.mnh.si.edu/cal_events.html If they just haven't gotten around to updating the events on their website, it's really sad that the USNM would agree to such a farce. I saw and heard from enough of the 'so-called' experts representing the Discovery Institute at the so-called "evolution" hearings in Topeka earlier this month to know just how twisted and deceitful these people really are. If this story is true, however, then I think we need to voice our opinion of this event as loudly and to as many people at the Smithsonian as possible. I know there is a membership renewal form sitting on my desk that may sit there for a long time.... The special events policy of the Smithsonian (USNM) is shown here: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/specialevents/policy.html It will be interesting to hear how the NSF, AAAS and other organizations weigh in on this. Regards, Mike Everhart Adjunct Curator of Paleontology Sternberg Museum of Natural History Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS www.oceansofkansas.com The Book -----Original Message----- From: owner-vrtpaleo@usc.edu [mailto:owner-vrtpaleo@usc.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Chure Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:27 AM To: Vert Paleo; PaleoNet Subject: Smithsonian to Screen a Movie That Makes a Case Against Evolution From the NY Times: The Discovery Institute, a group in Seattle that supports an alternative theory, "intelligent design," is announcing on its Web site that it and the Director of the [Smithsonian] Museum "are happy to announce the national premiere and private evening reception" on June 23 for the movie, "The Privileged Planet: The Search for Purpose in the Universe." which the Smithsonian is co-sponsoring. The museum receives a $16,000 donation for the use of the Baird Auditorium for the event. Interestingly enough, the staff members viewed the film before approving the event to make sure that it complied with the museum's policy, which states that /*"events of a religious or partisan political nature" are not permitte**d,*/ along with personal events such as weddings, or fund-raisers, raffles and cash bars. It also states that/* "all events at the National Museum of Natural History are co-sponsored by the museum."* /Denyse O'Leary, a proponent of Intelligent Design, calls this a "stunning development".* */* */ The link is <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/national/28smithsonian.html?> Dan Chure
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