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Religions > Atheism |
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"Jason Spaceman" |
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10 Feb 2005 01:29:37 AM |
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Kansas: Evolution disclaimer proposed for books |
From the article:
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TOPEKA — Conservatives on Wednesday took aim at evolution, proposing
to put disclaimer stickers on science textbooks and creating a new
hearing process for evolution opponents to challenge its teaching in
public schools.
The moves alarmed Leonard Krishtalka, director of Kansas University's
National History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center.
"This is what totalitarian governments do. They try to control what
people think rather than allow people to think independently,"
Krishtalka said.
Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said he favored putting stickers on textbooks
similar to what was done in Georgia, and he suggested the idea to
conservative members of the State Board of Education. Conservatives
now have a 6-4 majority on the board.
Kline said the stickers would be a "reasonable compromise" to end the
political warfare about evolution that has dogged the board the past
six years.
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Read it at http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/195815
J. Spaceman
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| User: "Dave Oldridge" |
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| Title: Re: Kansas: Evolution disclaimer proposed for books |
10 Feb 2005 01:51:07 AM |
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Jason Spaceman <notreally@jspaceman.homelinux.org> wrote in
news:e83m019s4u7vthg6o7a4hspgmvhihnm6o6@4ax.com:
From the article:
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TOPEKA — Conservatives on Wednesday took aim at evolution, proposing
to put disclaimer stickers on science textbooks and creating a new
hearing process for evolution opponents to challenge its teaching in
public schools.
The moves alarmed Leonard Krishtalka, director of Kansas University's
National History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center.
"This is what totalitarian governments do. They try to control what
people think rather than allow people to think independently,"
Krishtalka said.
Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said he favored putting stickers on textbooks
similar to what was done in Georgia, and he suggested the idea to
conservative members of the State Board of Education. Conservatives
now have a 6-4 majority on the board.
Kline said the stickers would be a "reasonable compromise" to end the
political warfare about evolution that has dogged the board the past
six years.
One thing that needs to happen is for people to stop calling these
dangerous and seditious radicals "conservative."
--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667
A false witness is worse than no witness at all.
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| User: "Iain" |
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| Title: Re: Kansas: Evolution disclaimer proposed for books |
10 Feb 2005 03:57:13 AM |
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Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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TOPEKA - Conservatives on Wednesday took aim at evolution,
proposing
to put disclaimer stickers on science textbooks and creating a new
hearing process for evolution opponents to challenge its teaching in
public schools.
This wouldn't bother me if they would the same for all scientific
theories. Why target evolution? Why not disclaim something more
unobvious, like quantum theory?
~Iain
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| User: "sanguinevikings" |
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| Title: Re: Kansas: Evolution disclaimer proposed for books |
10 Feb 2005 04:11:22 AM |
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Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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TOPEKA — Conservatives on Wednesday took aim at evolution, proposing
to put disclaimer stickers on science textbooks and creating a new
hearing process for evolution opponents to challenge its teaching in
public schools.
The moves alarmed Leonard Krishtalka, director of Kansas University's
National History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center.
"This is what totalitarian governments do. They try to control what
people think rather than allow people to think independently,"
Krishtalka said.
Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said he favored putting stickers on textbooks
similar to what was done in Georgia, and he suggested the idea to
conservative members of the State Board of Education. Conservatives
now have a 6-4 majority on the board.
Kline said the stickers would be a "reasonable compromise" to end the
political warfare about evolution that has dogged the board the past
six years.
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Read it at http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/195815
J. Spaceman
I tell you what would be better. Passing a law which requires all
published 'information' which is not clearly labelled fiction to be
factually correct. Publishers of the Bible, the Koran, creationism,
intelligent design etc. would have two choices: Label them fiction or
refrain from publishing them.
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