Academic Freedom Bill Season
New efforts to legislate creationism across the country.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
The Texas Board of Education sees . . . . socialism?
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Backdoor attacks on science education hit the legislature.
Read MoreChristian Schools International v. University of California
A California court upholds summary judgement in ACSI v. Stearns, rules that the University did not discriminate unfairly when denying credit to students for particular high school courses.
Read MoreLouisiana Students Must Choose: Religion or Science
A visit with Barbara Forrest, philosophy professor at Southeastern Louisiana U. and co-author of Creationism’s Trojan Horse.
Read MoreCreationist-Leaning Texas Sets Textbook Agenda
Due to California’s budget woes Texas’ book buying may effect the content of science textbooks.
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Top Ten Religion & Science Stories of 2009
While fundamentalists continue to deny evolution and the validity of scientific thought, and some scientists continue to deny the validity of religion, the Year of Darwin held some notable examples of peaceful co-existence.
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Single Greatest Idea Ever: On the 150th Anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species
A century and a half after the publication of Darwin’s foundational work, attacks on his ideas continue—including evangelicals distributing a newly altered version. But it will take more than banana-wielding fundamentalism to undermine the validity of evolutionary theory.
Read MoreConservative Christians Struggle With Christianity
It seems as if Beck, Conservapedia and others are trying to call themselves Christian when what they are espousing has nothing to do with Christian brotherly love.
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Texas Board of Education Wants to Change History
Texas is the second largest purchaser of textbooks in the country. If conservative Christians on the Texas Board of Ed panel prevail in their wish to leave Ann Hutchinson (trouble maker!), Cesar Chavez, and Thurgood Marshall out of the social studies curriculum, all US schools could be affected.
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