Is This How the First Dark Ages Got Their Start?

This story gives the lie to the oft-stated claim by rightwing Christian fundamentalists that they don't object to the presentation of evolution but just want equal time for creationism (or its stalking horse, "intelligent design") so that science students and other citizens can "decide for themselves." As the Times explains, about a dozen Imax theatres, most in the South, are refusing to show a movie about volcanoes because it refers to evolution. The theatre managers say they fear protests by creationist patrons or community groups.

This isn't a matter of lobbying for discussion of intelligent design--it's about silencing discussion of evolution. The trend is especially startling and disturbing because some of the theatres involved are based in science museums (the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, for example). If scientific ideas can't be presented in a science museum, then where?