Many of the questions reflect common but fundamental misunderstandings about evolution, just like many on the Christian right have a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of religion in the founding of our nation. Sometimes, people really do learn if you explain that their frame is skewed.

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The first time it happened, a student asked, "If we descended from monkeys, why are there still monkeys around?" I didn't realize it was supposed to be a "gotcha" because, as I said, it's a common misunderstanding. She was nonplussed by the enthusiasm with which I thanked her for the question. LOL

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It also explains why, at the end, Tommy falls into Abdul's final rhetorical trap. Tommy can't say he doesn't want to read religion into the Constitution. That's because he's a Christian nationalist and Abdul knows it!

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One of the great horrors we have permitted to persist, all to allow a small segment of our population to worship the gun Zardoz-style.

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Unfortunately, she doesn't have the power or influence to make a speaker run - I wish it was different. The entire system is seniority driven. And I say this as someone who absolutely cannot stand Jeffries.

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