State Reps Circulate Memo On Supposed Jewish Origins Of Evolutionary Theory

An AP article and one from the New York Times over the weekend discuss a memorandum from Georgia state Representative Ben Bridges. The memo says that evolution is a myth propagated by the ancient Jewish Pharisees, and that the Big-Bang theory derives from Kabbala (Jewish mysticism). The memo was apparently written by Marshall Hall, president of the Fair Education Foundation, who says that Bridges consented to his writing it and sending it out in Bridge's name. The memo was distributed to key legislators in California and Texas. In turn, Texas Rep. Warren Chisum, chairman of the state's House Appropriations Committee, sent the memo to all 149 other representatives in the Texas legislature. After a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League, Chisum has apologized