“Adding the mythology title was a slap in the face to most conservative Christians. If they would have just dropped that part of it, everything would have been fine.”

— John Thompson, business owner, Wichita

“Definitely not. I thought it was great - the whole mythology bit.”

— Carol Francis, writer, Lawrence

“No. I think they should have still offered the course. The people who would have taken it are the people who genuinely want to know more about it.”

— Anh Nguyen, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I think that it was a bad idea to cave like that. I definitely think intelligent design should be taught as a mythology course.”

— Justin Bergin, intern, Lawrence