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POPSMust Be the Water Texas has always been an important harbinger when it comes to which textbooks are chosen for our public schools across the country. Publishers aren't willing to invest in printing costs (Texas buys a lot of books) without the rest of the nation going along. Now there's the possibility of a Christian Right-winger taking the reigns of the state education board in an already conservative state. Does this mean that Johnny will finally get to learn about Noah loading the dinosaurs on the ark in biology class? Stay tuned...
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POPSYeah! Let the Students Decide I, for one, totally applaud the actions of the Texas Board of Education in their wise decision that let's the students of Texas participate in the ongoing dialogs. In fact, they should be expanded! Teach Tantric sex alongside abstinence and let the students decide. Teach Alchemy alongside Chemistry and let the students decide. Teach Astrology with Astronomy and let the students decide. Gravity is just a theory; in actuality the earth sucks! Earth's round! How absurd. Teach the flat earth theory as well. It seems fair to me.
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POPSConflict of Interest? We often see stories about the Texas education system. Usually they have to do with the choice of biology textbook and the perceived conflict with religion. I see no reason why this woman should be on a Texas board of education. Clearly she approaches her job with an agenda that is contrary to the secular education of our children.
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POPSGathering of the Loonies And remember, you're promised a "dazzling array of world class speakers"!!! Such as Ken Ham, the creator of the Creationist Museum in Kentucky. I suggest anyone within a 100 mile radius of this event stock up on flashlights and candles as you witness the advent of the Dark Ages.
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POPSSmall Steps Are a Start No one has ever suggested that I am a friend of religion. Yet, for positive progress in the Middle East it apparently needs people that share that mindset to take a positive approach to deal with this issue.
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POPSBranding for Christ A "science" teacher in Ohio is under scrutiny for mixing religion and science. This miscreant not only is a fundy nut but a liar too. I'm sure the kids in his class are getting the latest in science education (if they lived in the bronze age, that is).
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POPSSex Education From Austin Cline's blog, an illuminating exposé of Christian's attempts to sneak religious dogma into public schools.
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POPSFlorida Creationist Shows Off Of course not all Floridians are this abjectly stupid. Although recent polls indicate that close to 50% prefer creationism over evolution. Take a peek at what a lack of science education can accomplish.
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POPSTexans for Education - 12th Century Style How embarrassing it must be to live in Texas these days. Will we be witness the next time Houston has a problem with the Space Shuttle of their hurriedly convening a prayer circle to fix it?
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POPSSouth Carolina Steps Up Did a light bulb light up somewhere? Are there some people that really care about education? Apparently so. Except for six holdouts a S. Carolina board of education actually voted to retain a biology textbook that did not include references to myth and fables. Let's hear it for sanity in the South.
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POPSFlorida Religionists Cling to Myth As in Texas, Florida is also debating whether or not to include Intelligent Design in its science curriculum. Following the Dover Pennsylvania trial you'd think these yahoos would have gotten the word. ID is not science. We'll have to wait and see if they cling to their Bronze Age myths or join the rest of us who live in a reality based world.
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POPSEducation Cowards Another "educational" institution bothered by the Christian Evolution Police. They claim they don't want to offend anyone's sensitive religious feelings. What a bunch of crap.
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POPSCreationism Liars in Texas Anyone who buys the crap these Texas Education Agency members put out get exactly what they deserve. Their repeated denial that they are not anxious to sneak their creationist dogma into Texas biology classes is so patently absurd to be laughable. In fact, one is tempted to propose that their purpose is to guarantee that Texas school children turn out to be as abjectly stupid as they are themselves.
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POPSReligion/Science - Oil/Water No matter what mental rationalization you've thought up the bottom line is that science and religion are at odds with one another. Ask anyone who has waded through the tortured reasoning of theists to reconcile their beliefs with scientific facts knows that believing in talking snakes, burning bushes, Jewish zombies, or virgin births has to forgo reality and enter a world of myth and fairy tales. Ordinarily this could be viewed as simply a character quirk. But unfortunately it has wider reaching consequences. We are dumbing down our children because of irrational belief in a bronze age culture's view of the world. In our society, ignorance is thought charming while intelligence is "elitism". How ass backwards is this?
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POPSThe Fight's Far From Over Dover was just one case. Look to Texas for the next slugfest between legitimate science and the bible thumpers at the Discovery Institute. Should prove to be interesting. My personal hope is that the DI receives the same thrashing in Texas as they did in Dover. Safe to say this group is not in the slightest interested in science, truth or integrity.
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POPSCreationism, the New Virus of Education Look for new lies from Creationism/ID as it adapts to criticism and unveiling of its distortions and frauds. Make no mistake, these people at the Discovery Institute are ruthless in their quest to insinuate religion into the curriculum. They will use any method to accomplish this goal. These are not simply people gathered together to "give another perspective". They are organized to force their agenda to teach religious myths to our children. The last sentence of the clip is chilling considering High Priest Bush has used the same language. No one considers Bush to be versed in science, given his record. The dangerous part is that he does hold the power to cause real harm to education and that is a problem that will last long past his failed administration.
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POPSCreationist Idiots The lunacy of Creationism has crept over the pond and is now infecting European society. Worldwide vigilence is called for so this return to Middle Ages mentality can be ridiculed and then promptly forgotten. What a joke these people are!
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POPSScience vs ghosts and spirits Another story of a supposed science teacher wanting to teach religion in science class. Although it's not spelled out in the story, I'd be willing to bet that Mr. Gonzalez, depending on his zeal, would not miss any opportunity to insert his biblical opinions into the teaching of science. I'm glad to see Iowa State University take a stand for responsible science education.
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POPSPoll Shows Decline of Science Education Unfortunately the results don't look promising. Almost half of Americans, for religious reasons, don't believe in evolution. This one statistic speaks volumes about the backward state of education in this country. Superstition and myth over reality, the facts be damned. I feel this is extremely sad and a national shame. It almost convinces me that the indoctrination of children into religious beliefs over scientific thought is child abuse. Luckily the stats on younger Americans are brighter. But don't give up on seniors; I'm over 60 and have never fallen for the myth of creation. Don't assume age equals ignorance even if the numbers seem to indicate that Boomers fair poorly when it comes to smarts. Too bad!
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