# Congressman Pete Stark proposes Darwin Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089 "2011-02-12T01:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/1 "2011-02-12T01:21:58Z")
[Linky.](http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17352799?nclick_check=1) From the article - > [@](#): > > Rep. Pete Stark, who made waves in 2007 by coming out as Congress’ only avowed atheist, delighted secular humanists and took a jab at religious conservatives this week by offering a resolution to proclaim Saturday as “Darwin Day.” > > Stark, D-Fremont, introduced H. Res. 81 on Wednesday. It praises Darwin’s theory of evolution and the “monumental amount of scientific evidence he compiled to support it,” which “provides humanity with a logical and intellectually compelling explanation for the diversity of life on earth.” > > The resolution goes on to state that “the advancement of science must be protected from those unconcerned with the adverse impacts of global warming and climate change,” and that “the teaching of creationism in some public schools compromises the scientific and academic integrity of the United States’ education systems.” Wish I could quote the whole thing. But my Congressman also said > [@](#): > > To say some unknown god up there in the stratosphere directs all of our lives and our development is naive. I’d donate money to his next campaign, but he usually donates some of his campaign funds to other Democratic candidates because he always gets 70% of the vote without really campaigning. Of course the resolution is going nowhere, but I’m glad he made it. I am going to send him an email thanking him for doing it. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/2 "2011-02-12T02:13:35Z")
Can’t wait for “war on Darwin Day” to start 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/3 "2011-02-12T02:18:36Z")
Awesome. I’m going to send an email to my congresswoman (also a Bay Area lefty who wins every election without trying) to ask her to support the resolution. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/4 "2011-02-12T02:22:18Z")
Pete’s falling behind in the adaptation race. Some places have been celebrating Darwin day for several years > **[Darwin Day](http://darwinday.org/events/)** ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/5 "2011-02-12T02:31:17Z")
Does this mean I get another Monday off? I’m on board! ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/6 "2011-02-12T03:42:01Z")
It shouldn’t have been so militantly atheist. Simply praising Darwin’s scientific achievement would have been enough. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/7 "2011-02-12T03:59:34Z")
The hard right can always come back by declaring a [Social Darwinism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism) Day. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/8 "2011-02-12T04:35:15Z")
My congressman too. One reason I’m happy to live where I do, despite the high cost. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/9 "2011-02-12T04:56:07Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > It shouldn’t have been so militantly atheist. Simply praising Darwin’s scientific achievement would have been enough. Hilarious, coming from the guy who thinks the US needs a national holiday to celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-pete-stark-proposes-darwin-day/571089/10 "2011-02-12T05:26:26Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > Hilarious, coming from the guy who thinks the US needs a national holiday to celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther. Hey, at least Martin Luther was a anti-Semite.