http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/opinion/the-evangelical-rejection-of-reason.html?_r=1&ref=contributors
The article I found discussed the apparent anti-intellectualism present in many of the Republican candidates running for office in the upcoming election. The author of this article fears that the Republican candidates tend to be too evangical and not intellectual enough. His main argument was that too many of the candidates reject science that has proven to be true. Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Michelle Bachmann for example have all denied that climate change exists, and that humans are the cause of it. Both Perry and Bachmann have also dismissed evolution as an "unproven theory" when it has indeed been proven beyond a reason of a doubt. The author is clearly frustrated by the ignorance of many of these candidates and that they take religion too seriously. This article was really well written and brought in a lot of solid examples. I enjoyed the fact that the author considered himself to also be evangical, but he understands that the Bible shouldn't be taken literally for every issue and that science should be accepted. I also appreciated his ability to criticize other Christians that he doesn't agree with.
