oops!

I missed posting on the 19th...I didn't mean to miss it! I just forgot! How could I?! I've worked so hard!! I've dragged myself out of bed a few times so that something would be posted...and one simple slip of the mind and my record is shot! ugh! ...well, I'm dating this post for the 19th! It was there in spirit! Ok, here it is:

Have you seen this? (would have been my title if I were not readily admitting my indiscretion)

I have gmail and it often has random little website advertisements at the top of the page. I usually ignore them, but one will catch my eye from time to time. The particular line that caught me today was: Ben Stein is EXPELLED. I've been a fan of Ben Stein since the days of Ferris Bueller, so my interest was piqued and I clicked the link. This is what I found:

Ben Stein is EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed

It's a documentary of sorts by Ben Stein on the ways that "Big Science" has ostracized those who might believe in Intelligent Design. Here is the site's overview of the film that I found on the site:

Who: Ben Stein, in the new film EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed

What: His heroic and, at times, shocking journey confronting the world’s top scientists, educators and philosophers, regarding the persecution of the many by an elite few.

When: In theatres near you, starting February 2008

Where: Ben travels the world on his quest, and learns an awe-inspiring truth…that bewilders him, then angers him…and then spurs him to action!

Why: Ben realizes that he has been “Expelled,” and that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure and even fired – for the “crime” of merely believing that there might be evidence of “design” in nature, and that perhaps life is not just the result of accidental, random chance.

To which Ben Says: "Enough!" And then gets busy. NOBODY messes with Ben.

The site is funny (Ben Stein in a prep school uniform is kinda funny to me) and the premise seems interesting! I'm curious to see this...which, I guess, is why gmail has the little advertisement ticker over the top of my inbox! Clever people!!