Separation of Church and State? In Louisiana They Can’t Even Separate Fact From Fiction
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(I wish I could figure out why the link procedure doesn't always work for me.)
http://abovethelaw.com/2012/08/separation-of-church-and-state-in-louisiana-they-cant-even-separate-fact-from-fiction/
Separation of Church and State? In Louisiana They Cant Even Separate Fact From Fiction
By Elie Mystal
Its time to do a little Louisiana educational potpourri. There are simply too many acts of stupidity being done by people who run religious and charter schools in the state, and one of them is so stupid that its probably illegal.
Im not throwing the word stupid around casually. Im talking about some real, honest to God, poor decisions and worthless statements coming out of the state.
By now Im sure youve heard about the prophet who runs a charter school and the biology textbook that teaches the Loch Ness monster is real. But did you know about the character school conducting a witch hunt for and expelling girls suspected of being pregnant? Yeah, that last one caught the eye of the ACLU .
Follow the link to this:
Loch Ness Monster real in biology textbook
By Valerie Strauss
This would be funny if it werent so, well, not funny.
A biology textbook used by a Christian school in Louisiana that will be accepting students with publicly funded vouchers in the fall says that the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland is real. And it isnt just any monster but a dinosaur an effort to debunk evolution and bolster creationist theory.
The story, reported in the Scotsman newspaper in Scotland, says that Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake is one of the many Christian schools in the United States that uses these books published by Accelerated Christian Education.
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This is where support of vouchers is leading us to the public paying for a child to learn that the Loch Ness Monster was a dinosaur and co-existed with humans. This is important to Young Earth Creationists, who believe that Earth was created no longer than 10,000 years ago, not the 4.5 billion years estimated by science. They also believe that dinosaurs were on Noahs Ark.
DionDem
(77 posts)I'm convinced Nessie exists, and I applaud these brave Christian text book publishers for finally revealing the truth!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,607 posts)as a new member, you probably don't know about the "sarcasm" disclaimer.
Don't worry; someone will let you know.
Welcome again.
DionDem
(77 posts)People sick of sarcasm or just want it clearly identified?
longship
(40,416 posts)He's the one who came up with Poe's Law:
Here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
It's always safer to include the sarcasm smilie here at DU.
DionDem
(77 posts)Without a little doubt in the reader's mind (or even just the willing suspension of disbelief) about whether the writer is sincere or not, the irony isn't so funny.
if I don't label my parody as parody, will I get in trouble around here with the locals?
i don't mind if an extremist misunderstands me, as long as the "normal" people get a laugh.
longship
(40,416 posts)Which you will not like if you get banned from posting.
Just friendly advise.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)ergo, I always add the "sarcasm thingy here" caveat if in doubt. Oh, welcome to DU!!!