The Florida House yesterday voted to require teachers to criticize evolution when teaching the subject in Florida public schools. The house version of the bill will now, most likely, travel back to the Senate (where a similar bill, was recently passed). Governor Charlie Crist is not talking about whether or not he will sign the bill.
"What this bill does is tell the teacher, go ahead and teach the theory of evolution and make sure your students have a complete view of that theory and they know that it is only a theory, it is not gospel law," said Rep. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla. "There's no proof that any species has transitioned from one thing to another."
You can read about it here, and add your comments to the news web site.
More like this
There were lots of reasons why I wanted to see Affordable Care (née healthcare reform) pass. Ending the tyranny of "pre-existing conditions," of cruel recissions, and insuring more than 30 million uninsured Americans were big reasons.
It turns out that Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia also had a secret hold on the bill, not just Ted Stevens. That is no surprise to anyone who knows Washington. Byrd is the Democratic doppelganger to the Republican Stevens.
Follow up reposted from ScienceDebate:
By a vote of 94-3, Louisiana's House of Representatives today passed an academic freedom bill that would protect teachers and school districts who wish to promote critical thinking and objective discussion about evolution and other scientific topics.
Interesting choice of words there Mr. Hays.
Oh dear.
Evolution is less reliable than a dollar from the tooth fairy?
I sometimes think I understand at least a little bit where these people are coming from. Then I think about it a little more and realize that this kind of ignorance is jsut unfathomable.
"Academic freedom" my foot. I wish those people would just tell the truth: they want to teach the Bible in science class. The ignorance of so many people in our country continues to amaze me.
yep you are right. they just want to teach the bible in a science class.