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INDIANA: Creationism Bill Advances
A GOP-sponsored bill which would allow the teaching of creationism in public schools has passed out of the Indiana Senate Education Committee.
Creationism, a theory with origins in the Bible's Book of Genesis, suggests that divine power created man, animal, and all earthly matters. The idea is an opposing view to the science-based theory of evolution. If the bill passes, Indiana school districts will have the option to include creationism as part of science courses, Indianapolis' WXIN reports. The bill was sponsored by Republican Sen. Dennis Kruse, head of the Indiana State Senate's Education Committee. Kruse previously proposed similar legislation in 2000 when he served as a state representative. That bill never made it past a committee.
A GOP-sponsored bill which would allow the teaching of creationism in public schools has passed out of the Indiana Senate Education Committee.
Creationism, a theory with origins in the Bible's Book of Genesis, suggests that divine power created man, animal, and all earthly matters. The idea is an opposing view to the science-based theory of evolution. If the bill passes, Indiana school districts will have the option to include creationism as part of science courses, Indianapolis' WXIN reports. The bill was sponsored by Republican Sen. Dennis Kruse, head of the Indiana State Senate's Education Committee. Kruse previously proposed similar legislation in 2000 when he served as a state representative. That bill never made it past a committee.
Several other states are considering similar bills.
[link:http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/01/indiana-creationism-bill-advances.html|
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INDIANA: Creationism Bill Advances (Original Post)
WillParkinson
Jan 2012
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izquierdista
(11,689 posts)1. Opposing view?
I have an opposing view that 1+1=7 and the Civil War was fought between Hawaii and Minnesota. How much time do my "opposing views" get?
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)4. Seriously!!
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)8. The US Civil War was between Hawaii and Minnesota! And resulted in 7!
Teach the controversy!
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)2. Fucking.Stupid.Morans.
But then again it is Indiana...
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)3. Wow, that's just effing amazing. Or not.
Really, if an entire museum can be based on this cockamamie horseshit and people go to it willfully, does this really surprise anyone?
alp227
(32,020 posts)5. How the hell did these anti-worker AND anti-science fools get elected?
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)6. the religious right wing gets to shove mythology down people's throats
the religious fanaticism in the US is an indicator of how IGNORANT and CRAZY some Americans are.
rexcat
(3,622 posts)7. Good for them...
but they will be spending a lot of taxpayer money to defend it in the courts. I am glad to see Indiana has the financial resources to waste for something they are going to lose.