The idea that evolution is conjecture, faith , or “philosophy” pervades Creationist writings (Morris 1974a, 4-8; Morris 1974b;22,172; Wysong absolutely crucial to their case for equal time for “scientific” Creationism. This ploy has succeeded in winning important adherents to the Creationist cause. As he prepared to defend Arkansas law 590, Attorney General Steven Clark echoed the Creationist judgment. “Evolution,” he said, “is just a theory.” Similar words have been heard in Congress. William Dannemeyer, a congressman from California, introduced a bill to limit funding to the Smithsonian with the following words: “If the theory of evolution is just that---a theory---and if that theory can be regarded as a religion…then it occurs to this Member that other Members might prefer it not to be given exclusive or top billing in our Nation’s most famous museum but equal billing or perhaps no billing at all.”