Creationist embrace evolution in classroom
source: http://schoolfinder.globalscholar.com/blog/124/creationist-embrace-evolution-in-classroom/
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For years, critics of evolution tried to expel evolution from the classroom. To no avail. Now, with help from Ben Stein, they’ve taken another approach. Rather than calling for an exorcism of evolution, activists are encouraging students to learn MORE about evolution, including the dissenting views of creationism. This concept is being pushed through state legislation via the “academic freedom” bills.
Here’s some data points from the article:
* the State of Florida recently passed the academic freedom bill
* this week, the state senate in Louisiana approved a bill ensuring that teachers can go beyond the biology textbook to raise criticisms of evolution AND
* similar bills have just been introduced in Alabama and Michigan and this week passed through a house committee in Missouri
* several states, including South Carolina and Pennsylvania, have passed science standards requiring students to think critically about evolution
* according to a Gallup poll, 45% of Americans believe that God created human beings in their present form within the last 10,000 years
* according to another Gallop poll, 34% of Americans are upset that schools teach evolution
Here’s some data points from the article:
* the State of Florida recently passed the academic freedom bill
* this week, the state senate in Louisiana approved a bill ensuring that teachers can go beyond the biology textbook to raise criticisms of evolution AND
* similar bills have just been introduced in Alabama and Michigan and this week passed through a house committee in Missouri
* several states, including South Carolina and Pennsylvania, have passed science standards requiring students to think critically about evolution
* according to a Gallup poll, 45% of Americans believe that God created human beings in their present form within the last 10,000 years
* according to another Gallop poll, 34% of Americans are upset that schools teach evolution
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- Evolution, Creationism, Ben Stein
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BooksBrown
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What makes a theory scientific?
- 3 years ago
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BooksBrown
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dcuisinot
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This is infuriating. If a parent wants to teach their own children what they believe or don't believe about evolution, that's fine, but when they try to make entire schools learn unproven, unscientific theories that conveniently support their beliefs, it's gone to far.
- 3 years ago
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dcuisinot
