(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Virginia's antievolution bill is dead. Plus the latest news on
antiscience legislation from the Sooner State, the Palmetto State, and
the Show Me State. And NCSE's Ann Reid and Glenn Branch, writing in
The Scientist, warn scientists about debating creationists.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

News about antiscience legislation in South Dakota, South Dakota,
Virginia, and South Dakota again. Plus a reminder about Darwin Day.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A bill permitting the teaching of "intelligent design" surfaces in
South Dakota, while a Darwin Day resolution is introduced in the U. S.
Congress. Creationism appears in a lawsuit against a Louisiana school
board, a second antievolution bill emerges in Missouri, and further
information is revealed about the antiscience bill in Virginia. Plus a
reminder about Darwin Day.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Allegations that creationism is taught in charter schools in Texas.
The third antiscience bill of the year, from Missouri. The Steveometer
passes the 1300 mark. And a reminder about Darwin Day.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

The second antiscience bill of the year surfaces in Oklahoma.
Francisco J. Ayala joins NCSE's board of directors. Darwin Day 2014 is
on its way. And signs of continued progress in South Carolina, as the
state board of education approves a revised set of state science
standards without accepting proposals to undermine the treatment of
evolution.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

A preview of The Monkey's Voyage. The first antiscience bill of the
year surfaces in Virginia. And a welcome to NCSE's new executive
director Ann Reid.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Interesting data about American attitudes toward evolution and
creationism in a new Pew Research Center report. Sad news of the death
of Ian Barbour. And NCSE's archives reach a milestone.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

To end the year on a high note, NCSE thanks its Supporting Organizations.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Evolution is slightly up and creationism is slightly down in a new
poll. A final victory in the Texas textbook adoption process. And a
chance to help NCSE's archives.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Encouraging news from Texas with regard to the textbook adoption
process. A reminder about NCSE's Grand Canyon excursion for 2014.
Edward T. Oakes, a Catholic theologian publicly critical of
"intelligent design," is dead. And a preview of Henry Gee's The
Accidental Species.