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Indiana Creationism Bill, Part II: New Amendment Exposes Unconstitutional Religious Agenda

No matter how much lipstick the Senate puts on this constitutionally dubious pig, the legislation still isn’t going to withstand a legal challenge, because the U.S Supreme Court hasn’t changed its stance on teaching creationism in public schools.

February 1, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Creating Controversy: Misguided Indiana Creationism Bill Advances in State Senate

January 31, 2012 1 Comment

If some lawmakers would spend as much time studying their constitutional responsibilities as they do promoting their personal understanding of the Bible, creationism bills would probably disappear.

Barton Blames Theory of Evolution for State-Level Separation of Church and State

January 17, 2012 No Comment

On Monday, Janet Parshall hosted David Barton to use Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an opportunity for Barton to spew his right-wing reading of U.S. history and the Constitution. While Barton does not have degrees in history or law, he claimed that the …

Who drives the science/religion conflict?

January 12, 2012 1 Comment

Results of a recent poll of 1,000 American Protestant pastors are perhaps not surprising, given the well known opposition to evolutionary science amongst the US public.

Government changes Free School model funding agreement to ban creationist schools

January 11, 2012 No Comment

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed a new revision of the model funding agreement for Free Schools by the Government in order to preclude ‘the teaching, as an evidence-based view or theory, of any view or theory that is contrary to established scientific and/or historical evidence and explanations.’

Cuckoo for Creationism: Legislators in Ind. and N.H. Seek to Undermine Instruction about Evolution

January 5, 2012 No Comment

It looks like opponents of creationism are going to have their hands full in 2012. The new year is just a few days old, and already we’ve seen several anti-evolution bills popping up in the states.

The Creationists are Coming . . . to New Hampshire?

December 29, 2011 1 Comment

Republicans in New Hampshire have introduced two new anti-evolution bills for the 2012 session. One insists evolution be taught ‘as a theory’ and include the politics and religion of the scientists quoted, and the other requires teachers to instruct students not to accept an accepted theory as fact.

Over the Line: Kentucky School Officials are Wrong about Teaching Evolution

December 16, 2011 6 Comments

Just when it looks like a state public school system is making progress in the teaching of evolution, creationism rears its ugly head.

FFRF tackles creationism in Kiel, Wis.

December 14, 2011 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog group based in Madison, Wisconsin, is warning the school board in Kiel, Wis., to reject a proposal to illegally teach creationism in public schools.

Fired Ohio Science Teacher Plays The Victim On WallBuilders

November 30, 2011 No Comment

The more we listen to David Barton and investigate the assertions that he makes individually and through his organization WallBuilders, the more obvious it becomes that he has absolutely no qualms about flagrantly misrepresenting issues in order to pro…

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Indiana Creationism Bill, Part II: New Amendment Exposes Unconstitutional Religious Agenda

Creating Controversy: Misguided Indiana Creationism Bill Advances in State Senate

Barton Blames Theory of Evolution for State-Level Separation of Church and State

Who drives the science/religion conflict?

Government changes Free School model funding agreement to ban creationist schools

Cuckoo for Creationism: Legislators in Ind. and N.H. Seek to Undermine Instruction about Evolution

The Creationists are Coming . . . to New Hampshire?

Over the Line: Kentucky School Officials are Wrong about Teaching Evolution

FFRF tackles creationism in Kiel, Wis.

Fired Ohio Science Teacher Plays The Victim On WallBuilders

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