Writing this post from the YearlyKos’ “Championing Science” panel, which was just kicked off by Wesley Clark. Mr. Clark spent his 30 minutes highlighting the unmatched historical importance of science in the development of our country. An interesting tidbit was his point that during the Cold War science was the “American” weapon against the godless communists — oh how times change.Clark quickly turned to the politicization of science, highlighting the conflict between faith and science today and making some quite aggressive statements against the religious right.
Clark was also questioned about religious abuse in the armed forces. The General cut right to the chase, “If there is anyone out there telling soldiers they are going to hell because of their religious beliefs, thats wrong and in my book they are going to jail.”
