Attempts at Darwinist dogpiling

I stumbled across Darwinism apologist John Derbyshire's post about an e-argument between folks at Little Green Footballs and The Discovery Institute. I'm not sure there is much substance to the dispute, but Derb thnks it is entertaining:

"Charles Johnson over at Little Green Footballs has been doing a few rounds with the Discovery Institute, in which the DI sleaze tactics come through loud and clear. It makes for entertaining reading."

Of course Derb is entertained, because the LGF crew are masters at pithy in the trenches combat (which I typically am pleased about) and the fact that Derb despises--desPISES, those who criticize Darwinism.

But I think it is hard to doubt LGF's intention in writing "radical Islamic creationist movement," and LGF ignored the reality that "Christian" is not an accurate description of the Discovery Institute.

Derbyshire spends a paragraph (though it seemed like two) accusing the Discovery Institute of disingenuously (I guess?) pretending to be "a pure-science institute" when it is "a Christian-proselytizing lecture agency, pressure group, and publisher." Derb also appears to have missed that DI is not "Christian," and naively thinks (or pretends) that other groups that he would surely feel comfortable labeling "pure-science" institutes also engage in lecturing, pressuring and publishing with a particular message.

What Derb and LGF seem not to appreciate is that many (on their side of this "debate") will knee-jerkedly dismiss as "unscientific" the scientific assertions or conclusions of anyone who might not share their naturalistic view. Derb, et al, are wont to cut intellectual/rhetorical corners in taking out them dishonest, unscientific, Covert Creationists. But those whackos deserve it, you know?