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| Democrats | Republicans |
| Barack Obama | John McCain |
| "I'm a Christian, and I believe in parents being able to provide children with religious instruction without interference from the state. But I also believe our schools are there to teach worldly knowledge and science. I believe in evolution, and I believe there's a difference between science and faith. That doesn't make faith any less important than science. It just means they're two different things. And I think it's a mistake to try to cloud the teaching of science with theories that frankly don't hold up to scientific inquiry." | ThinkProgress reports on Feb. 12th that "on February 23, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be the keynote speaker for the most prominent creationism advocacy group in the country. The Discovery Institute, a religious right think-tank, is well-known for its strong opposition to evolutionary biology and its advocacy for 'intelligent design.' The institute’s main financial backer, savings and loan heir Howard Ahmanson, spent 20 years on the board of the Chalcedon Foundation, 'a theocratic outfit that advocates the replacement of American civil law with biblical law.'" The Arizona Daily Star reported on Aug. 24, 2005 that "McCain told the Star that, like Bush, he believes 'all points of view' should be available to students studying the origins of mankind. The theory of intelligent design says life is too complex to have developed through evolution, and that a higher power must have had a hand in guiding it." |
| Joe Biden | Sarah Palin |
| "I refuse to believe the majority of people believe this malarkey!" - on creationism or intelligent design | "Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of information. "Healthy debate is so important and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject -- creationism and evolution. It's been a healthy foundation for me. But don't be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides." |
From the California Republican debate, May 3, 2007, on MSNBC:
Moderator: Senator McCain, this comes from a Politico.com reader and was among the top vote getters in our early rounds. They want a yes or a no. Do you believe in evolution?
McCain: Yes.
Moderator: I'm curious, is there anybody on the stage that does not agree, believe in evolution?
(Candidates Brownback, Huckabee, and Tancredo all raised their hands.)
McCain: May I just add to that?
Moderator: Sure.
McCain: I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.
Arkansas's Gov. Mike Huckabee The
Washing Post reported on Jan. 29th that "Former
Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee yesterday announced plans to
form a presidential exploratory committee, hoping to carve
out a conservative niche in an increasingly crowded field of
Republican candidates. ...Huckabee, 51, said yesterday that
he supports President Bush's position on the Iraq war ... He
also publicly supported creationism, a philosophy advocated
by fervent Christians, arguing that students should be
exposed to the study of the doctrine as well as evolution.
..." The Sun
Journal (New Bern, NC) reports on March 27th, 2007
"He said he [Huckabee] supports a traditional
definition of marriage and thinks schools should allow
creationism to be discussed. 'Don’t mandate that it be
taught. Just don’t tell kids they can’t mention
it,' said Huckabee, who went to and sent his children to
public schools. 'It is intelligent and honest to say there
are several views of how we got here.'..." The
Arkansas News Bureau reported on May 9th: "Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday that he disagrees with
former Gov. Mike Huckabee over the issue of evolution. 'I
think he's wrong,' Beebe told reporters when asked about
Huckabee raising his hand last week during a presidential
debate among Republican candidates when the moderator asked
who doesn't believe in evolution. Huckabee, a Baptist
preacher, along with two of the others in the debate
indicated they did not believe in evolution. 'I
don't think that believing in God and believing in evolution
are mutually exclusive,' Beebe said Tuesday. 'I
think you can believe in both. I believe in God, I think he
started it, but then I think there's all kinds of scientific
evidence that we've had evolution.' ..." Kansas's Sen. Sam Brownback Buzzle.com
reports in Jan. 16th that "Sam Brownback: Kansas
senator expected to make a formal announcement on Saturday,
and will run on the issues that move the Republican base.
Opposes abortion and stem cell research, and what he calls
the 'homosexual agenda', and supports creationism in state
schools ..." Arizona's Sen. John McCain ThinkProgress
reports on Feb. 12th that "on February 23, Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ) will be the keynote speaker for the most
prominent creationism advocacy group in the country. The
Discovery Institute, a religious right think-tank, is
well-known for its strong opposition to evolutionary biology
and its advocacy for 'intelligent design.' The
institute’s main financial backer, savings and loan
heir Howard Ahmanson, spent 20 years on the board of the
Chalcedon Foundation, 'a theocratic outfit that advocates
the replacement of American civil law with biblical
law.'" The Arizona
Daily Star reported on Aug. 24, 2005 that "McCain
told the Star that, like Bush, he believes 'all points of
view' should be available to students studying the origins
of mankind. The theory of intelligent design says life is
too complex to have developed through evolution, and that a
higher power must have had a hand in guiding
it." Colorado's Rep. Tom Tancredo The Rocky
Mountain News reported on May 7th: CREATE FIRST, EVOLVE LATER "Evolution explains changes in life. Creationism
explains its origin." Rep. Tom Tancredo, amending his position following a
debate last week in which he raised his hand when asked who
among the Republican candidates didn't believe in evolution.
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