Religion Putting U.S. Dominance in Science at Risk

The New York Times is reporting that the "U.S. Dominance in Science is at Risk." Religion seems to be playing a big role in America's decline in science. Here's a quote:

Many Americans remain ignorant about much of science, the board said; for example, many are unable to answer correctly when asked if the Earth moves around the Sun (it does). But they are not noticeably more ignorant than people in other developed countries except on two subjects: evolution and the Big Bang. Although these ideas are organizing principles underlying modern biology and physics, many Americans do not accept them.

"These differences probably indicate that many Americans hold religious beliefs that cause them to be skeptical of established scientific ideas," the report said, "even when they have some basic familiarity with those ideas."