(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A free preview of Evidence of Evolution and the latest from Reports of
the NCSE, plus a resolution to the recent furor over evolution in
Israel.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The New York Times reports on the increasing linkage of evolution
denial and global warming denial, and NCSE announces a new award for
the most noisome creationist of the year. Plus Don McLeroy loses at
the Texas polls, NCSE's Joshua Rosenau and Steven Newton comment on a
South Dakota bill that uses antievolutionist rhetoric in the service
of global warming denial, and the latest from Israel's fracas over
evolution.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

NCSE honors three Friends of Darwin. Two members of NCSE's staff
surface in the blogosphere. And a controversy in Israel erupts over
the ministry of education's chief scientist's denial of evolution.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new poll on the acceptance of evolution in Texas, a virtual book
party at AIBS, and five reasons why evolution is important.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new antievolution bill in Kentucky. A Facebook milestone for NCSE; a
new batch of photographs from the Scopes trial; and a chance for
biology faculty to learn how to understand and apply evidence-based
research in biology education. And Darwin Day is here at last!

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The first antievolution bill of 2010 is dead. Meanwhile, chances
abound to see NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott on-line, congratulations are in
order for Carl Zimmer, and Darwin Day continues to approach.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Barbara Forrest is profiled in Church and State. Plus a preview of
Douglas J. Futuyma's textbook evolution, and a reminder about Darwin
Day 2010.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The Creation "Museum" reaches the pages of Vanity Fair, while the
Freshwater case reaches the pages of The New York Times. Meanwhile,
Darwin Day 2010 is approaching, and the movie Creation is making its
debut.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The first antievolution bill of 2010 appears in Mississippi, with the
second following in Missouri. The verdict in ACSI v. Stearns was
upheld on appeal. The National Academy of Sciences is to award its
highest honor to NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott. And there is further praise
for the second edition of Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Creation will premiere in the United States on January 22, 2010. NCSE
offers its advice to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education regarding a proposed policy governing challenges to
supplementary classroom material. And the Washington Monthly takes a
hard look at the antics of the Texas state board of education.