According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, referred by Richard Dawkins, the Creationists:
…Have spent years working school boards, with only minimal success. Now critics of evolution are turning to a higher authority: state legislators.
In a bid to shape biology lessons, they are promoting what they call “academic freedom” bills that would encourage or require public-school teachers to cast doubt on a cornerstone of modern science.
A handful of states have considered such bills in recent years, but backers are now organizing a national movement, with high-profile help from actor Ben Stein. His new documentary, “Expelled,” argues that educators suffer reprisals if they dare question evolution; in an attempt to spur action, he has held private screenings for legislators, including a recent showing in the Missouri statehouse.
The academic-freedom bills now in circulation vary in detail. Some require teachers to critique evolution. Others let educators choose their approach — but guarantee they won’t be disciplined should they decide to build a case against Darwin.
This is not a matter of questioning authority; this is a time-waster. We have been there, done that. If they want to spend time debunking Darwin they ought not to put the kids in school back a century or two while they figure it out. It seems to me it’s the students who suffer from this needless and unfounded war.
Didn’t Florida’s state senate just pass a new bill that opens up anti-evolutionary teachings in science class?
And I forgot how insanely conservative The Wall Street Journal has gotten since Murdoch took over. Have you read this insipid op-ed piece by Peggy Noonan?
http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120906741679842493.html
I swear, it’ll make your brain fall out.