It was a rough afternoon for Charles Darwin's famed Theory of Evolution as leading Intelligent Design experts from around the country descended on the Kansas State Fairgrounds for a scientific forum and tractor pull. From the start, the deck was clearly stacked in favor of Intelligent Design proponents as evidenced by the abundance of T-shirts bearing various slogans including, "God Made Me, Not Darwin" and "Evolution is Evil-ution".

The event consisted of an in-depth discussion of modern biology followed by a series of heart-pounding tractor pulls, headlined by the popular 'Muddy Buddy'. Kicking off the forum was leading Intelligent Design theorist Rosa Lee Halfbanks. Ms. Halfbanks opened with a fiery rebuke of Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution:

"Charles Darwin don't know what he's talking about. People didn't come from no monkeys. The bible says that Man was made in the image of God, not a monkey.. Those university scientists, with their arithmetic...rulers.. protractors and such, they don't know nothing."

Rosa Lee's statement was seconded by her sister Tammy Halfbanks:

"Yeah, when you ask an evolution scientist to explain how people evolved, they start talking numbers and equations. Intelligent Design explains things in ways that smart folks understand: God done it."

This argument seemed to resonate with the audience, which began to randomly shout and hoot. At one point, audience member Shane Jamison drove his Harley Davidson motorcycle into the amphitheater and performed a 'burnout' to express his enthusiasm for Intelligent Design.

Members of the audience mirrored the panel's frustration with Evolution, "I was talking to my buddy Ray, and he told me that there were all kinds of gaps in the fossil record. If people came from monkeys, there would have to be evidence in the fossil record to prove it", said attendee Scott Freeman. He added, "like maybe a skeleton with a human head and a big monkey butt. Since there ain't no such skeleton, evolution is clearly wrong."

Perhaps the most noteworthy speaker of the day was historian Charles Mann, who framed the Intelligent Design vs. Evolution debate in a historical context:

"History tells us that science is hostile to religion. Italian astronomers burned the Pope at the stake for stating that the Earth is stationary. It's hard to believe that scientists can be so intolerant of other viewpoints. Yet, it is once against happening, in the 21st century. Rather than engage us in an intellectual discussion, scientists insist on spreading half-truths and misrepresenting evidence. Their goal is to cloud the public perception of this debate and thereby diminish the glorious truth that is Intelligent Design."

As the forum wound down, it was clear that major strides had been made to expand the public's knowledge of Intelligent Design. However, the real fun began as crowds made their way to the dirt arena for the evening's entertainment, a tractor pull. The event kicked off with an exhibition pull as Muddy Buddy dragged three SUVs a distance of 150 feet, much to the crowd's delight. One fan was overheard saying, "let's see an evolution scientist do that!"

Asked whether the event would return in the future, organizer Jeremiah Halifax said, "as long as there is truth to be told and tractors to pull, we'll be back."