Wendy Wright (activist)
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Wendy Wright is the current president and CEO of Concerned Women for America
, a conservative Christian political action group active in the United States. She joined the organization in 1999 and served as its executive vice president before being named president on January 30, 2006. Wright was listed as one of "The 100 Most Powerful Women of Washington" in 2006 by Washingtonian
magazine. Wright is a frequent spokesperson for conservative causes, including pro-life
and international issues.
Wright was interviewed by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins
for his 2008 program "The Genius of Charles Darwin
," in the episode entitled "God Strikes Back". In the interview, she repeats the creationist argument that no transitional forms have been found between different animal groups, (naming specifically birds and mammals, although biologists do not claim that mammals are descended from birds). Dawkins named several and asked her to visit any museum to see the evidence, but she held her position that they were mostly illustrations of things that don't exist. Although the interview was edited for the program, the complete interview is available online.
Dawkins wrote of the exchange in his 2009 book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
. In a book review for The Guardian
, Wright's dialogue with Dawkins led Richard Fortey to write that "one sympathises with Dawkins's attempt to talk evidence with convinced creationists" and that Wright "would have most rational souls tearing out their hair". Sarah Lyall of The New York Times
said "it is as if [Wright] doesn't hear him".
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America is a conservative Christian public policy group active in the United States best known for its stance against abortion...
, a conservative Christian political action group active in the United States. She joined the organization in 1999 and served as its executive vice president before being named president on January 30, 2006. Wright was listed as one of "The 100 Most Powerful Women of Washington" in 2006 by Washingtonian
Washingtonian (magazine)
Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, DC area since 1965. The magazine describes itself as "the magazine Washington lives by." The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, and real estate advice.-Editorial Content:Washingtonian...
magazine. Wright is a frequent spokesperson for conservative causes, including pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
and international issues.
Wright was interviewed by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
for his 2008 program "The Genius of Charles Darwin
The Genius of Charles Darwin
The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.It was first shown in August 2008 on Channel 4...
," in the episode entitled "God Strikes Back". In the interview, she repeats the creationist argument that no transitional forms have been found between different animal groups, (naming specifically birds and mammals, although biologists do not claim that mammals are descended from birds). Dawkins named several and asked her to visit any museum to see the evidence, but she held her position that they were mostly illustrations of things that don't exist. Although the interview was edited for the program, the complete interview is available online.
Dawkins wrote of the exchange in his 2009 book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is a 2009 book by British biologist Richard Dawkins, which was released on 3 September 2009 in the UK and on 22 September 2009 in the U.S...
. In a book review for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Wright's dialogue with Dawkins led Richard Fortey to write that "one sympathises with Dawkins's attempt to talk evidence with convinced creationists" and that Wright "would have most rational souls tearing out their hair". Sarah Lyall of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
said "it is as if [Wright] doesn't hear him".