Does perry Know christanity is a religion and not a fact?

[doggie]

Jon Huntsman turns to Twitter to criticize Perry

JOSH LOFTIN

Published: Aug 18, 2011 6:45 PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman on Thursday turned to Twitter to attack a rival, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, for his positions on evolution and climate change.

"To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy," Huntsman tweeted.

Although Huntsman didn't mention Perry by name, the tweet was sent within hours of a campaign stop by Perry in New Hampshire where was asked by the crowd about both topics.

While Perry dodged a question about climate change, he has previously said the theory is unproven. On Thursday, he defended the teaching of creationism in schools because evolution "has some gaps to it."

Perry spokesman Mark Miner said Huntsman, a former governor of Utah, was "entitled to his opinion" but that the Texas governor believes it's important for students to get all pertinent information.

"It is required that students evaluate and analyze the theory of evolution, and creationism very likely comes up and is discussed in that process," Miner said in a statement. "Teachers are also permitted to discuss it with students in that context. Schools are also allowed to teach biblical history as an elective and creationism is part of that teaching."

Twitter statistics showed that Huntsman's comment was re-tweeted hundreds of times within a few hours. By comparison, a follow-up tweet by Huntsman criticizing President Barack Obama for taking a vacation received about 50 re-tweets.

starting to wonder here.

Spokesman Tim Miller said Huntsman gained nearly 4,000 new followers in the hours following the tweet, up to more than 16,000. The tweet reinforced Huntsman's position as the moderate candidate in a race where others are pushing hard to the right.

For a couple of weeks, Huntsman and his staffers have been promising a more aggressive campaign after having pledged to run a civil campaign. Most of their attacks have focused on the front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Huntsman has generally been complimentary of Perry.

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[Austin]

To these sorts of people, religious belief = fact. So there is no difference in their minds.

[doggie]

sad but true. gullible to the end.

[Terrie]

For me, the worst part of the ID crown is that they're don't actually know what the theory of evolution IS.

[Childless]

I have absolutely no problem with creationism being taught in school so long as it's put where it's supposed to be, in a theology or religion class. It's not science, so it doesn't belong in a science class.

[doggie]

For me, the worst part of the ID crown is that they're don't actually know what the theory of evolution IS.

well if they did they would not argue it. you have to make sure you stay ignorant of the facts.

[Rachel333]

Not that I know all that much about Huntsman, but from what I've heard I think he's a lot better than any of the other candidates right now. I'm sure he has no chance, though, since he's fairly moderate and not super religious (and he's sort of Mormon, so that's two strikes when it comes to religion).