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Our very own theocrats

You may have heard about sharia law in Muslim countries. Well, the NIH is once more under attack from the likes of the Traditional Values Coalition and its Congressional allies. God forbid science learn anything which might reduce the spread of AIDS or improve public health if it offends these people.

Late last fall, a conservative religious group released what it said was evidence that the NIH was financing scientifically useless studies of morally repugnant behavior.

What qualifies the Coalition to judge whether something is "scientifically useless?" Hard to tell; nowhere on its website is there a list of its officers and directors. Apparently transparency is required for NIH but not for its critics.

First seen at The Bloviator.

Update: I wrote about this when TVC initially released its list.

Posted by Linkmeister at January 20, 2004 11:00 AM