"Some Brevard residents think including the word in the state science curriculum is needed to prove that Florida, home of the space industry, is at the forefront of scientific thought."
—Megan Downs' article on FloridaToday.com concerning the state Board of Education's Feb. 19 vote on proposed revisions that would use the word "evolution" instead of "biological changes over time."
"The world is too big, too complex. You can't rule out the intelligence factor."
—Frank Brunn, father of a first-grader at Brevard County's Meadowlane Primary School.
"It takes as much faith to believe in Darwinism as it does to believe in any other religious based theory of creation. Darwinism is a faith-based religion."
—Online forum user "mraney," responding to Downs' article.
"May you all be touched by His noodly appendage. Ramen."
—Online forum user "Maurog," in conclusion after explaining how the article provided "renewed hope that the Flying Spaghetti Monster will be at least mentioned in public-school science courses."
This article appears in Jan 23-29, 2008.