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Ask Newt Gingrich about Intelligent Design

by Open-Publishing - Thursday 8 September 2005
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Ask Newt Gingrich about Intelligent design. Newt is sidestepping the controversy of ID. Simply put ID is an anti-science movement, being promoted by Sun Myung Moon. Moon supported the "Wise-use" movement that helped propel Newt into the lime light. The ’Wise-use’ movement was an anti environmental cause that promoted lowering environmental standards across the board. They attacked by undermining environmental science.The ID movements are anti-Darwin with Moon funding because Moon had a dream in which God told him his mission was to destroy Darwin’s theory of evolution.

["In Washington, part of Newt Gingrich’s "contract with America" is a series of bills that would virtually halt federal action to protect the environment. It is becoming trendy to ask whether environmental laws, not polluters, are the real public enemy. In newsrooms throughout the country, the hot story is the "high cost of environmental regulation," not the people or resources harmed when that regulation fails."] ’It’s a Jungle Out There’- by Kevin Carmody, May 1995 Columbia Journalism Review

Sun myung Moon’s Washington Times acts as a cheerleader for Newt Gingrich, more concerning is the incestuous relationship between Moon and the Council for National Policy of which Newt is a member. Moon has funded many CNP members like Jerry Falwell, Oliver North’s defense fund and agent ( Mad Max ) Hugel.
SEE!!!
[STATEMENT BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, U.S. SENATE, SEPTEMBER 11, 1991]
A recent article in Korean Times claims Moon is an arm of the Korean Intelligence Agency ( KIA ) but clearly Moon is funding right wing politicos and attacks on "liberals"

The CNP and Gingrich are not the only ones receiving support from Moon, Former President Bush received six figure sums for attending Moon events in South America. Events that tore apart south American leaders campaigns against Moon, dissipated because of Moons perceived influence with Bush and America. Recently the Paraguay media has accused a Moon organization of blowing up a radio station that was critical of the ’Messiah’.

Newt loves to talk and knows what questions to ask when it comes to pulling the strings of thoughtful Americans. Ask Newt Gingrich about family values and compare his answers with his actions. Ask Newt Gingrich about his plans for science in the 21 century and compare them to his past statements. Ask Newt about Moon and the CNP and see if he is truthful. If Newt wishes to sidestep these questions than stop asking him and switch him off like a bad sci fi flick.

If the science and education community is concerned, they should network to defend science from groups and politicians undermining science. With Katrina, Politicians have disregarded the scientists and warnings of Global Warming in part because of anti-Global warming studies funded by Moon and the results parroted by right wing Republicans. When weathermen spoke of a storm surge following Katrina the science was not taken seriously because of years of eroding confidence in science and those ’Radical Weathermen’. I would suggest that the science community, team with Librarians who have used their influence to tone down parts of the Patriot ACT.

["Our friends at the Center for American Progress note the Office of Technology Assessment used to produce forward-thinking plans such as “Floods: A National Policy Concern” and “A Framework for Flood Hazards Management.” Unfortunately, the office was targeted by Newt Gingrich and the Republican right, and gutted years ago."

"Our friends at the Center for American Progress note the Office of Technology Assessment used to produce forward-thinking plans such as “Floods: A National Policy Concern” and “A Framework for Flood Hazards Management.” Unfortunately, the office was targeted by Newt Gingrich and the Republican right, and gutted years ago.’]
Molly Ivins ’Hurricane Katrina shows why policy matters’

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Newt Gingrich has a list of groups supporting him for the 2008 elections on his website. Newt has begun a full court press and concerned citizens should Dog Pile Newt now and plea with his supporters that the Republican Party and the American people can do better. The Media can do their job by asking Newt hard questions rather than allow him to tee up softball slogans that resonate because of his delivery. Ask Newt about Intelligent Design.

Forum posts

  • Newt Gingrich originated a fifth colum with "contract with America"...neocons with the sole objective of using the government to expand corporate business, reduce basic government responsibility by pawning it off on charity and church organizations. He is a good tactician with a deceitful mind. He also was one of the first, if not the first, to call the attack on 9/11 a war. And George Bush bit right into that very misleading direction. Give Newt Gingrich enough time and he can rationalize goodness out of his deceiful ideas. Not trust worthy.

  • Where is the list of groups listed on his website? I checked newt.org and didn’t find anything.

  • Newt’s sight has a link called Victory in NH. When I checked it out I was under the impression they supported him. I was so upset I wrote this piece. I E-Mailed the addresses with this article and from the response, I suspect that Newt has it there to give the impression of support.
    The author

    • I think it is more likely that his website has a link to their page because it features an op-ed and an interview with him.

      Anyway, I’ve heard Newt talk about intelligent design before. He basically said he doesn’t have a problem with it being taught in schools but that it shouldn’t be taught in science classes.

  • Intelligent Design is not :anti-science" nor is it per se "anti-Darwin". RE "Darwin", it merely states that Darwin’s Theory is not as comprehensive and absolute as its proponents suggest. Rev Moon’s comments are taken out of context. It’s interesting that ID is being attacked with as much unfounded ridicule and prejudice as greeted Darwin when he published his theory.

    • That’s probably because of the calibre of people who are promoting it. Most of them don’t conceive of Intelligent Design as transcending the Theory of Evolution, but as replacing it. They believe the world was created in six days - period! - because ancient Hebrew mythology says so.

  • The posting by Michael Callis is irresponsible. Rev. Moon is NOT a CNP member; neither is Newt Gincrich. There aren’t any "moonies" in CNP. CNP is a networking group for legimate conservative intellectuals and leaders. It is against cults of any kind. Callis needs to stop basing his writings on wild conspiracy theories.

    Steve Baldwin

    • I don’t know how good Callis’ posts are, maybe he is wrong sometimes, but to say the CNP is anti-cult is ridiculous. That’s like saying the Heritage Foundation is anti-cult. No "Moon" isn’t a member of the CNP but he might as well be. He has plenty of operatives who are. Robert Grant, for one, was there when it was formed. Moon calls Grant one of his "three musketeers" to him bring his theofascist vision for America to fruition. He calls Ron Godwin, who is currently Falwell’s personal assistant, that also.

      Didn’t Tim LaHaye start the CNP? Yes. Another one, like Falwell and Richard Viguerie, funded by the conservatives savior, Moon. Funded with BILLIONS swindled from the Japanese.

      You can read LaHaye’s letter to Moon’s organization here. http://tinyurl.com/3rolo

      You can read Tim "The Christian" LaHaye thanking the man who said his job as Messiah was to raise up the "Christian" right for political power and he did it. LaHaye worked with him.

      Read it here. It will make you sick. Thinking Moon for his money and ’fishing’ for some more.
      http://tinyurl.com/3rolo

      Fact is, Moon tries his best and the conservatives, who sold the nation out to his theofascism, try to keep his name out of it. He has plenty of operatives in the CNP, plenty.

      here’s a very ’scratch the surface’ outline of what Moon did.
      http://cellwhitman.blogspot.com

      Now he is gigging black ministers - thanks to decades of mainstreaming by the right, they know no better and are falling for Moon’s "peace" efforts.

      Wanna have some fun? Download the 46mb file found under "Introductory Video" found here:

      http://www.familyfed.org/usa/profile/index.htm

    • If you read the article carefully, Moon is not referred to as a member of the CNP but does have close ties. I have doubled check sources and Newt was associated with the CNP but I can not say he was a member. I will ask him if he lets me know of one of his increasing visits to NH. It will give me the opportunity to ask him about ID, if someone hasn’t already.

  • Is it true that Max Hugel was investigated regarding John Lennon’s murder?