From: Blunderov (squooker@mweb.co.za)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 15:52:58 MDT
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Sent: 18 August 2003 09:47 AM
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Subject: virus: Re:The End of Freedom: Enforced Conformity
With all of the furor some of Blunderov's fine posts run the risk of
being missed. I recommend them. One of them contained the
following (though I'm not sure where it is from. Blunderov, if you see
this, please drop me a line and I'll update it on the BBS):
[Blunderov]
Thank you for the compliment. I value it.
I found the story at http://atheism.about.com/b/a/015565.htm
There was also a story: "Texas Pledge-of-Allegiance Law Undermines
Democracy, Critical Thinking"
At http://atheism.about.com/b/a/016181.htm
In fact Texas appears to have many drawbacks, whatever its other virtues
may be:
There is also for instance: "Texas Taliban May Get Biology Text
Censored"
August 14, 2003
Texas Taliban May Get Biology Text Censored
Holt, Rinehart & Winston, publisher of textbooks for public schools
across the country, has done the cowardly thing and agreed to give in to
religious pressure from Christian fundamentalists in Texas over the
placement of evolution in biology texts. Relying upon advice from The
Discovery Institute, a front organization that promotes creationism
under the more marketable name "Intelligent Design," the proposed
changes would undermine the teaching of science by giving students a
misleading impression of what science is about.
The Houston Chronicle explains:
"Rather than stand up for keeping good science standards in textbooks,
Holt Rinehart has compromised the education of Texas students," said
Samantha Smoot, executive director of the Texas Freedom Network, a group
that monitors the religious right. The network singled out a passage
directing students to "study hypotheses for the origin of life that are
alternatives" to others posed in the book. Students also are encouraged
to research alternative theories on the Internet.
Of course, there are no scientific alternatives to the theory of
evolution. There are religious alternatives, that is true, so Christian
fundamentalists are having a biology text for public schools changed to
encourage students to seek out (religious) alternatives to a sound
scientific theory.
Read More:
What is Intelligent Design?
What is Balanced Treatment?
What is Creationism?
What is Evolution?
What is Science?
To be found at:
http://atheism.about.com/b/a/017279.htm
Best regards
Blunderov
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