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'''Stephen E. Jones''' is an [[Australian]] substitute school teacher, [[Christian]] creationist and internet [[troll]].

==Biography==
Jones claims to be a devout Christian and has said that he doesn't believe in [[evolution]] because the [[Bible]] opposes it. He has a bachelor of science degree in [[biology]] and is a school teacher in Perth, Western Australia.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/ Profile for Stephen E. Jones]</ref>

==Creationism==
Jones owns a number of [[old earth creationist]] websites where he argues with people over evolution and claims there is no scientific evidence for evolution, banning anyone who disagrees with him from his website. He owns another website filled with thousands of quotes from scientists on the topic of evolution yet Jones in many cases has committed devious [[quote mining]] and has misrepresented many of the scientists actual comments by moving words around.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/cequotes.html Creation/Evolution Quotes by Stephen E. Jones]</ref> He claims to be a "truth loving man" yet rejects all scientific evidence for evolution and makes up fake arguments in [[biology]] where they do not exist.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/PoE/PoE00ToC.html Problems of Evolution Why the Evolution Controversy is Not Going Away By Stephen E. Jones]</ref> He also owns a blog where he personally interprets the Bible and rejects anyone else's opinion on the matter as "un-Christian". He has even attacked other Christians.<ref>[http://jesusisyhwh.blogspot.co.uk/ Jesus is Jehovah! ]</ref>

==Science==
Jones is actually unqualified in biology since he is [[anti-science]] and just claims [[God did it]] about everything.

==See also==
*[[Hugh Dower]] 
*[[Shaun Johnston]]

==References==
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Stephen Meyer

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'''Stephen C. Meyer''' (born 1958), a philosopher of science, advocates for [[intelligent design]]. He helped found the Center for Science and Culture (CSC) of the [[Discovery Institute]] (DI), which is the main organisation behind the intelligent-design movement.

Meyer has written the books:

* ''Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design'' (2009)
* ''Darwin's Doubt: the Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design'' (2013), "a masterwork of pseudoscience"<ref>

{{cite web
 |url= http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/doubting-darwins-doubt
 |title= Doubting “Darwin's Doubt”
 |last= Cook
 |first= Gareth
 |date= 2013-07-02
 |department= Elements
 |website= The New Yorker
 |publisher= Conde Nast
 |access-date= 2017-07-25
 |quote= But do not underestimate “Darwin's Doubt”: it is a masterwork of pseudoscience. Meyer is a reasonably fluid writer who weaves anecdote and patient explanation. He skillfully deploys the trappings of science—the journals, the conferences, the Latinate terminology.
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* ''The Return of the God Hypothesis: Compelling Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God'' (2020)

Doctor Meyer has absolutely no qualifications within the fields of [[biology]], [[cosmology]], or [[chemistry]]; he does hold a Bachelor of Science in geology and physics, but his Ph.D is in the [[philosophy of science]]<ref>
{{cite web
 |url= http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/doubting-darwins-doubt
 |title= Doubting “Darwin's Doubt”
 |last= Cook
 |first= Gareth
 |date= 2013-07-02
 |department= Elements
 |website= The New Yorker
 |publisher= Conde Nast
 |access-date= 2017-07-25
 |quote= He has a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science.
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which has no relevance to [[evolutionary biology]].

==See also==
*[[Richard Sternberg]]

==External links==

* [http://www.stephencmeyer.org Official website]

*[[Professor Dave]] exposing the [https://youtu.be/Akv0TZI985U Discovery Institute: Stephen Meyer]
*[[AronRa]] exposing the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJWy_pQKZCg Prager U and Stephen Meyer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y66gLcco37I More PragerU Creationist Nonsense - Professor Stick] 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZOzHMOXoQ&ab_channel=TMM PragerU Lies About Evolution-TMM]

==References==
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Sterlington Collection

[[Image:Historic-BS.png|thumb|The purported insignia of the "British Historic Society".]]
The '''British Historic Society''' is a name trademarked in November 2010 by TELEbrands, which is used to project authenticity onto a sale of "replica" rings done in a design of the ring given to Catherine Middleton by Prince William.  The same ring was also given to [[Princess Diana]] by Prince Charles for their engagement. The ads have since been updated to use the less authentic sounding '''Sterlington Collection''', likely to avoid potential lawsuit for false advertising, or fraud.

The "replicas" were originally purported by the sale's page to be composed of a "simulated sapphire", "synthetic [[diamond]]s"<ref>apparently, this refers to {{wpl|cubic zirconia|cubic zirconia}}</ref> and "layered in sterling silver". However, the site has since been updated, and the "replicas" are now purported to be composed of a "Faux Ceylon Sapphire", fourteen "Diamond-x4 Cubic Zirconiums [sic]"<ref>"Zirconium" has the plural "Zirconia"</ref>, and "Finished Sterling Silver Plate".

The purported seal for the British Historic Society uses the seal of the royal court of arms for the Kingdom of Great Britain during the years 1707-1714, and the faux Roman numerals "XIXVIXIMMX" in a position that would suggest an establishment date. Since updating the ad the seal only replaces the title of the "Society" to the Sterlington Collection, and uses the slightly less wrong Roman numerals "XIXVIMMX".

The original deceptive name and insignia being used by by TELEbrands suggested a deceptive sales pitch to prey upon the emotional heartstrings of people and their memories of Princess Diana, and the popularity of the British royal family even in the USA. Having since changed the name, they are being less deceptive, but are still selling what is essentially overpriced costume jewelry...

==References==
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Steve Fuller

[[File:Steve William Fuller 2011.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Fuller in 2011: glasses on too tight might be restricting blood flow to the brain]]
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'''Steve Fuller''' {{lived|1959}} is an [[United States|American]] [[Philosophy of science|philosopher of science]] and proponent of [[intelligent design]].  He holds the August Comte Chair in Social Epistemology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick in the [[UK]], and has been central in the development of the field of social epistemology,<ref>[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/sfuller/fullers_index Homepage at the University of Warwick]</ref> a branch of the philosophy of science that examines the social dimensions of scientific knowledge.  Fuller's research has focused on the organization of scientific institutions and the social processes by which "knowledge" is agreed upon.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology-social/ "Social Epistemology"], ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]</ref>

Fuller's advocacy for intelligent design has extended to testimony in the [[Kitzmiller]] trial, appearances in movies such as ''[[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]]'' and the [[BBC]]'s ''The Trouble with Atheism'', and authorship of books such as 2007's ''Science vs. Religion?'' and 2008's ''Dissent Over Descent''.  Fuller's personal beliefs appear carefully indeterminate, as he describes himself as a [[secular humanist]], while also being "very sympathetic to [[Christianity|Christian]] ideas" and undecided on [[evolution]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/jan/31/academicexperts.highereducationprofile "Steve Fuller: Design Trouble"], ''The Guardian</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-12-19/ Review by Norman Levitt of ''Science vs. Religion?'']

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Steve Taylor

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'''Steve Taylor''' {{lived|1957}} is a [[Christian Rock]] musician most infamous for his series of 1980s albums, musically influenced by new wave acts like Oingo Boingo, but with lyrics straight out of the [[Moral Majority]]'s playbook.<ref>http://www.stevenmtaylor.com/</ref> His first album in particular was rather full of [[homophobia|homophobic]] and anti-[[abortion]] lyrics. While he certainly liked to satirize the hypocrisy within evangelical churches, most of his sarcasm was aimed at [[liberal]] boogeymen like [[secular humanist]]s.

Then he aimed his fire in the opposite direction, so to speak, and hit his stride.  He slammed [[Bob Jones University]]'s [[racism]] in one song ("We Don't Need No Colour Code"), Christian churches who demanded excessive legalism of their followers ("I Want to be a Clone"), [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s and [[Jim Bakker]]'s scandals ("Guilty By Association" and "On the Fritz"), [[Jimmy Carter]]'s born again status ("It's a Personal Thing"), [[name it and claim it]] theology ("You Don't Owe Me Nothing"), and [[abortion]] clinic bombers ("I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good").

It was that last song, from his fourth album (released 1988) that got him into hot water with both his evangelical audience (who thought he had turned against the [[pro-life]] position) and with mainstream [[feminism|feminists]] (who [[Poe's Law|mistook his sarcasm for a serious endorsement of blowing up clinics]]).  The title of that album, ''I Predict 1990'', was also a jab at Christians repeatedly trying to set dates for the [[rapture]], which didn't help him with his evangelical audience either (Allmusic.com says the Christian music scene "all but disowned him" due to that album).  After a bout of defending his reputation on the Sally Jesse Raphael show and expressing frustration at being repeatedly misunderstood, he called it quits as a Christian musician and started the short-lived alternative rock group Chagall Guevara.  Chagall Guevara got some critical acclaim but only one real hit, "Tale o' the Twister" from the soundtrack to Christian Slater's 1990 movie ''Pump Up the Volume''.

He has since returned to Christian music, as well as acting and film production.

[[Fundamentalist]] websites opposed to "Christian rock" are fond of citing Taylor's lyrics, especially "I Want to be a Clone", as examples of why Christianity and rock & roll don't mix and lead to rebellion and worse.

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Steven M. Stanley

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'''Steven M. Stanley''' {{lived|1941}} is an [[United States|American]] paleontologist and [[evolutionary biologist]] known for endorsing [[punctuated equilibrium]] from his research on the [[fossil record]].

==Evolution==

He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968. He works at the at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 1972 Stanley proposed the Predation Hypothesis to explain the evolution of novelties in the Cambrian explosion. He proposed that predation stimulated prey animals to evolve defenses such as shells, rapid swimming, and burrowing. According to Stanley these strategies also opened new avenues of [[evolution]] through functional shifts. Hard shells allowed for filter feeding, and deep burrowing allowed animals to gain new access to food resources. In 2006 Stanley was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal by the National Academy of Sciences and in 2008 the William H. Twenhofel Medal by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.

Stanley has called for [[extended evolutionary synthesis]] based on research on [[punctuated equilibrium]] and species selection and summarized his views in his 1981 book ''The New Evolutionary Timetable: Fossils, Genes, and the Origin of Species''. He is usually [[quote mined]] by [[creationist]]s.

==Publications==

*Stanley, S. M. (1973). "An Ecological Theory for the Sudden Origin of Multicellular Life in the Late Precambrian." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 70 (May 1): 1486-1489.
*Stanley, S. M. (1975). "A theory of evolution above the species level." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 72 (Feb 1): 646-650.
*Stanley, S. M. (1978). "Chronospecies' longevities, the origin of genera, and the punctuational model of evolution." Paleobiology 4 (1): 26-40.
*Stanley, S. M. (1979). Macroevolution: Pattern and Process. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
*Stanley, S. M. (1981). The New Evolutionary Timetable. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-05013-1
*Stanley, S. M. (1985). "Rates of evolution." Paleobiology 11 (1): 13-26.
*Stanley, S. M. (1987). Extinction. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
*Stanley, S. M. (1987). "The controversy over punctuational evolution." Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstr. with Progr. 19: 854.
*Stanley, S. M. (1992). "The Empirical Case for the Punctuational Model of Evolution." In A. Somit and S. Peterson. The Dynamics of Evolution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
*Stanley, S. M. (1998). Children of the Ice Age. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
*Stanley, S. M. (2000). "The past climate change heats up." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97 (Feb. 15): 1319.
*Stanley, S. M. (2008). Earth System History. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
*Raup, S. M. and S. M. Stanley (1971). Principles of Paleontology. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
*Stanley, S. M. and Xiangning Yang (1987) "Approximate evolutionary stasis for bivalve morphology over millions of years." Paleobiology 13: 113-139.

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Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty

{{envnav}}'''Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty''' ('''SHAC''') is a trans-continental [[animal rights]] group. The sole purpose of SHAC is to close down the contract [[animal testing]] laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), which they accuse of animal cruelty. Founded in 1999 by Greg Avery, Heather James, and Natasha Dellemagne, it works as a leaderless [[direct action]] grassroots movement with branches in both the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]]. Although there are several animal rights groups opposing the HLS, the SHAC is described by ''[[The Economist]]'' as "the most visible and effective groups hunting the firm".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200810094449/https://www.economist.com/britain/2001/01/18/testing-times Testing Times]. Archived from The Economist, 18 January 2001.</ref>

Although widely supported by animal rights advocates, it is a controversial organization due to the methods it employs to close down the said laboratory (such as hoax bomb parcels, threatening telephone calls, describing managers of the companies they oppose as [[paedophiles]], etc.),<ref>[https://archive.ph/a355L Animal rights activists guilty of Huntingdon Life Sciences blackmail campaign]. Archived from The Telegraph, 23 December 2008.</ref> and it is considered a domestic [[terrorist]] threat by the [[FBI]].

The main strategy that was employed by SHAC was secondary and tertiary targeting. Instead of targeting HLS directly, they instead targeted corporations and individuals with ties to HLS. This resulted in people not wanting to invest in HLS, and selling all their stock. This inflicted severe damage to the company. The company only survived due to government bailouts.{{fact}}

==External links==
*[http://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2008/shac/ News about SHAC in Indymedia UK]

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Stop Murder Music

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'''Stop Murder Music''' is an international campaign seeking to oppose musicians whose lyrics glorify violence against [[homosexuals]]. It is jointly run by three [[gay rights]] groups: Outrage!, the Black Gay Men's Advisory Group, and the [[Jamaica]]-based J-Flag.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150421160041/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/murder-music-silenced-by-a-tough-operator-6151444.html</ref> [[Peter Tatchell]] is closely involved with the campaign's [[British]] chapter,<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050419120025/www.blackmusiccouncil.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1103143546&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&</ref> while its [[Canadian]] division was founded by Akim Larcher.<ref>https://sta.uwi.edu/crgs/november2009/akimadelarcher.asp</ref>

The campaign has a particular focus on the music of Jamaica. In 2008, Stop Murder Music Canada called for a complete [[boycott]] on Jamaican music until the country's government does more to tackle [[homophobic]] violence; the previous year the campaign had successfully forced the cancellations of Ontario concerts by Sizzla, Elephant Man, Capleton, Baby Cham, and Beenie Man.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080603183747/http://freemuse.org/sw27728.asp</ref>

Stop Murder Music has been criticised in some quarters on the grounds that its targets have the right to [[Freedom of speech|free speech]]<ref>http://outrage.org.uk/2007/08/jamaica-homophobia-murder-music-and-free-speech/</ref> and by people who believe its focus on Jamaican musicians to be [[racist]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/dec/10/gayrights.popandrock</ref>

==See also==
* [[Rock Against Racism]]
* [[Rock Against Communism]]

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Stovepiping

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'''Stovepiping''' is a term originating in the intelligence community to describe a process by which raw data is funneled directly to high-ranking officials or the [[media]].

==Intelligence==
An example of stovepiping intelligence would be the formation of the Office of Special Plans (OSP), a [[Pentagon]] unit in use from 2002-2003 to stovepipe raw intelligence from [[Iraq]] to the upper echelons of the [[George Bush|Bush administration]]. The unvetted intelligence that administration officials received could then be [[cherry-picking|cherry-picked]] to present the most sensationalist claims regardless of their accuracy.<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Office_of_Special_Plans SourceWatch entry for OSP]</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802387.html Official's Key Report on Iraq Faulted], ''[[Washington Post]]''</ref>

==Science==
The term is sometimes applied in a scientific context to refer to journalists presenting as [[scientific]] fact a claim from a source that hasn't undergone proper [[peer review]]. In many cases, someone with a pet theory will side-step the peer-review process to present unpublished research to the media.

An example of scientific stovepiping occurred in the "[[Leakegate]]" affair in which the ''Times of London'' journalist Jonathan Leake published an article with claims made by a [[denialist]] blogger while ignoring counter-claims by scientists.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2010/02/leakegate_on_stovepiping_and_p.php Leakegate: On Stovepiping and Plagiarism], Deltoid</ref>

==On wikis==
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[[Wikipedia]] has specific policies to limit the number of [[fringe]] or minority or untested claims. For instance, the following policies are in place there to discourage stovepiping:
*{{wpl|Wikipedia:No_original_research|No original research}}
*{{wpl|Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources|Identifying reliable sources}}
*{{wpl|Wikipedia:Fringe_theories|No fringe theories}}

==See also==
*[[Garbage in garbage out]] &mdash; the end result of stovepiping
*[[Manufactroversy]]

==External links==
*[http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/34/messages/842.html Stovepiping], Phrase Finder
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/21/bad-science-publishing-claims Serious Claims Belong in a Serious Scientific Paper], [[Ben Goldacre]]
*[http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/10/27/031027fa_fact?currentPage=1 The Stovepipe], ''New Yorker''

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Strict scrutiny

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'''Strict scrutiny''' is a form of [[United States Constitution|constitutional]] review that is used to determine the validity of legislation that discriminates on the basis of suspect categories, such as race, or which strips individuals of fundamental rights, such as the right to vote, the [[right to privacy]], or [[First Amendment]] rights.  Under strict scrutiny review, a statute can be found valid if the statute is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest.<ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17526177081953259048&q=sherbert+v.+verner&hl=en&as_sdt=10000000000003 ''Sherbert v. Verner'' 374 U.S. 398 (1963)].</ref>

It has been said that strict scrutiny is strict in theory, but fatal in fact.

Currently, the only "suspect classifications" to which strict scrutiny applies are race<ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12120372216939101759&q=Brown+v.+Board+of+Education&hl=en&as_sdt=20000000002 ''Brown v. Board of Education'', 347 US 483, 74 S. Ct. 686, 98 L. Ed. 873 (1954)].</ref> and national origin.<ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17472067348800549778&q=Korematsu+v.+U.S.&hl=en&as_sdt=20000000002 ''Korematsu v. U.S.'', 323 US 214, 65 S. Ct. 193, 89 L. Ed. 194 (1944)]</ref> [[Religion]] ''de facto'' has a very similar degree of protection (including the "compelling state interest" criterion), but religion is not usually regarded as a suspect class because religious discrimination is governed primarily by the free exercise clause, not the equal protection clause.  [[Sexual orientation]] has been given a quasi-suspect classification.<ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17758055891258118781&q=romer+v.+evans&hl=en&as_sdt=20000000002 ''Romer v. Evans'', 517 US 620, 116 S. Ct. 1620, 134 L. Ed. 2d 855 (1996)].  See also [http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15714610278411834284&q=lawrence+v.+texas&hl=en&as_sdt=20000000002 ''Lawrence v. Texas'', 539 US 558, 123 S. Ct. 2472, 156 L. Ed. 2d 508].</ref>

==See also==
*[[Fourteenth Amendment]]

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