- Ben Bridges
Ben D. Bridges, Sr. (born
August 30 ,1940 , inMadison County, Georgia ) is a conservative Republican member of theGeorgia House of Representatives from the 10th District based about Cleveland. He is chairman of the Retirement Committee.Bridges worked as a
barber for six years before joining theGeorgia State Patrol . He retired in 1995 with the rank ofcaptain . He was elected to the Georgia House in 1997.In 2007, Bridges was criticized by the
Anti-Defamation League and others for circulating a memo condemingevolution which said, in part "Indisputable evidence — long hidden but now available to everyone — demonstrates conclusively that so-called 'secular evolution science' is the Big-Bang 15-billion-year alternate 'creation scenario' of thePharisee Religion... This scenario is derived concept-for-concept from Rabbinic writings in the mystic 'holy book'Kabbala dating back at least two millennia." It also directed readers the website of theFair Education Foundation Inc., which claims theEarth is not rotating or orbiting theSun . [ [http://www.fixedearth.com/ The Earth Is Not Moving ] ] Bridges says he had nothing to do with the memo, but the memo's author, Marshall Hall, says he had Bridges' approval. Hall is the husband of Bridges' campaign manager and president of the Fair Education Foundation. Bridges said he did not necessarily disagree with Hall's view; he is quoted as saying, "I agree with it more than I would the Big Bang Theory or the Darwin Theory". [ [http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/georgia/entries/2007/02/15/antievolution_m.html "Anti-evolution memo stirs controversy"] , Jeremy Redmon, February 15, 2007, "Atlanta Journal-Constitution "]Bridges' memo was circulated in the Texas legislature by the conservative Republican
Warren Chisum of Pampa, the seat of Gray County in theTexas Panhandle .References
External links
* [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/house/bios/bridgesBen/bridgesBenBio.htm Georgia House of Representatives bio]
* [http://www.fixedearth.com/ Fair Education Foundation Inc.]
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