Them wacky fundies are at it again.  When they're not dreaming up imaginary wars on their favorite holiday, they are practicing real war on science in general and evolution in particular.  Although usually the war takes place in America since it is largely in America that the largest percentage of the public still doesn't accept evolution.  Today the war is on in Kenya, specifically at the National Museum of Kenya...

As you are no doubt aware, some of the greatest finds of fossil evidence for the evolution of humankind were made by the Leakey family in eastern Africa.  As the family lives in Kenya, and many of their finds were made in Kenya, it should be no surprise that the finest collection of early human fossils can be found at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi.

And of course whenever there is evidence that disproves their beliefs, evangelical Christians go apeshit crazy...

Furious evolution debate hits Kenyan museum (AFP via IOL):
The global debate between scientists and conservative Christians over evolution has hit Kenya, where an exhibit of one of the world's finest collections of early hominid fossils is under threat... evangelicals are demanding the display be removed or at least shunted to a less prominent location...

The Origins Of Man exhibit, comprised of pre-historic finds from around Africa's Great Rift Valley considered by many to be the cradle of humanity, is offensive as it promotes Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, they say.

"When museums put it out there that man evolved from apes, theologically they are affecting many people who are Christians, who believe God created us," says Bishop Boniface Adoyo, who is leading a campaign against the exhibit.

"It's creating a big weapon against Christians that's killing our faith," he told AFP, calling evolution theory an "insult" and dangerous to youths. "When children go to museums they'll start believing we evolved from these apes.

"This is not the truth," said Adoyo, pastor of Nairobi's "Christ is the Answer Ministries" and chairman of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya, which claims to represent churches of 35 denominations with nine million members.

"I can't stand it, neither can other Christians," he said...

Many of the fossils were discovered by legendary paleontologists Louis and Mary Leakey in east Africa whose pre-historic finds around the Olduvai Gorge, Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana are seen by many as proof of Darwin's theory. Their son, Richard, himself a noted anthropologist and conservationist, is particularly disturbed by the furore and is speaking out against what he says is a misguided attempt to reject sound science.

"The church is being ridiculous," he told AFP. "The church leaders are out of step. They should concentrate on their faith and leave scientists to concentrate on their historical work and defend it."

"Evolution theory is accepted across the world," he said. "This is scientific history and Kenya has the best of this evolutional history. Globally, few can match that claim to fame...

Man, what next?  Shall we stamp out the evidence that the Earth orbits the sun?  Leakey is spot on with his comments, the church should focus on theological issues, and leave the science to scientists.  Science is neither democratic or a popularity contest... we don't decide scientific theories based on public opinion, and we should be very grateful that we don't.