Liberal Mis-Education?

In today’s Wall Street Journal there is an article about how several colleges are beginning to offer courses in Intelligent Design.  I think this is appalling.  But then, my beloved reminded me that our local community college offers courses in Astrology. 

What I don’t understand about the current wave of religious sentiment is how closed-minded and narrow it makes the world.  Why can’t one believe in a supreme being or God or religiion or whatever you want to call it, and still believe in science? 

I watched an interview with Jimmy Carter last week, prompted by his new book I believe, and what most impressed me is that he is one of the few (only??) well known public figures who is obviously a Christian and proud of it, but is also rational, and objective.  He is a Christian and a realist and proud to say he believes in God AND Science.