Chicago Daily Observer

The story of David and Goliath is playing at a theater near you. Only David doesn’t wear Biblical-style sandals. He wear sneakers, and a business suit.

David is played by actor-turned-activist Ben Stein. The part of Goliath is played by the scientific establishment of the United States. The movie, an excellent and entertaining documentary, is Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.

The film takes a serious topic—the debate between Darwinists and those who subscribe to the idea of intelligent design—and treats it with wonderfully satirical humor. But the film is also deadly serious. Why? Because the suppression of honest inquiry and the twisting of ideas can lead to dangerous places, such as Dachau.

Let me explain.

The word “expelled” in the film’s title refers to accomplished scientists who have either been terminated or denied tenure for alluding to the possibility that the universe may have originated through the work of a designer. ... Read More...

I went to see “Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed” the new Ben Stein Documentary, last Friday.

But this isn’t about the movie, though it is well done. (The purpose of the film is to show how utterly closed the scientific community is to any notion of “Intelligent Design.”)

This is about the fact that I apparently took a big risk in going to the theater to see it with my kids in tow.

Why? The movie was rated “PG” for thematic material, some disturbing images. . . and “brief smoking.”

Brief smoking? Yes, be prepared for what any little eyes might see. Two clips of Edward R. Murrow from the 1950s are included in which he is, well, actually smoking a cigarette.

Now, let the record show I don’t smoke, and for the most part I think people who do are kinda kooky. (Though for me, as bad as the health ... Read More...