Hi Abe, great topic and one of that could lead in many fun directions. There is one point in your OP that I cannot get past without clarification:
ApostateAbe writes:
I have seen the NCSE mangle the facts in favor of their conclusions.
Can I get an example of this? I could be mistaken (I often am!) but I have not noticed this while searching through the NCSE website. I spend some time at their page as a science teacher. Perhaps my bias clouds me, so please provide an example of mangled facts in favor of a conclusion. This would be pretty much exactly the same thing as the AiG museum and other organizations are doing. -Thanks
Doctor Bashir: "Of all the stories you told me, which were true and which weren't?"
Elim Garak: "My dear Doctor, they're all true"
Doctor Bashir: "Even the lies?"
Elim Garak: "Especially the lies"