Santorum is shoked

that members of the Dover school board were motived by religion. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer

Early this year, Sen. Rick Santorum commended the Dover Area School District for 'attempting to teach the controversy of evolution.'

But one day after a federal judge ruled that the district's policy on intelligent design was unconstitutional, Santorum said he was troubled by court testimony that showed some board members were motivated by religion in adopting the policy. …

In a 2002 Washington Times op-ed, Santorum wrote: "[I]ntelligent design is a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes." …

Santorum … continues to believe that intelligent design, like evolution, is a legitimate scientific theory, said his spokesman, Robert L. Traynham.

Even so, he has adopted the strategy of "teaching the controversy," not Intelligent Design itself. Apparently he doesn't have the courage to stand up for his beliefs.