Academic freedom is the byword for modern creationism. In Dover and other areas Intelligent Design was incorporated into school curricula with the justification that they were "teaching both sides" of a controversy. The forthcoming movie Expelled makes the charge that "design proponents" are being expunged unfairly from academic institutions and that academic freedom is suffering as a result.

In response to this week's April 18th, formerly April 15th, release of the creationist propaganda flick Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, I shall be blogging on the subjects of evolution, science and creationism for this next week in my own one-man Festival of the Naturally Selected. Why? Here's a few reasons.

1. The topics are important to me.
2. I want to join the chorus of voices on the Internet speaking out against the attempts of theocrats to cajole and coerce their dogma down our collective throats.
3. I feel like it (see above).