Zack Kopplin Why our campaign against creationism in schools matters for science in the US

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/22/campaign-creationism-schools-science


A creationism museum portrays dinosaurs and humans happily coexisting, although science proves it historically impossible. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons

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These anti-science laws are not just a Louisiana problem; they're an American problem.

In 2012, Tennessee passed its own creationism law, based off the model in Louisiana. Each year, dozens of states around the country have creationism bills introduced. This year, bills have already been killed in states including Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, and Arizona. We still have a creationism bill in Missouri to defeat this year. Next year, a whole new set of creationism bills will be introduced.

I was furious when the Louisiana Science Education Act passed. I couldn't believe that I lived in the only state in the US that had a creationism law at that time. I should have fought it, but I was only 14, and too young. I didn't stand up and speak out. Instead, I wrote a research paper for my high school English class on why the law should be repealed. I assumed an adult would be the one to take on the law.

By my senior year of high school, I realized that no one older than me was willing to stand up against the Louisiana Science Education Act. I had a moral responsibility to stand up for science and for what was right. I decided to launch a campaign to repeal the law.

[idwiyo]

1. K&R

[RainDog]

2. Jindal is an ASSHOLE!

He knows creationism is a lie yet he lives in a state with a bunch of talibornagains so he is willing to surrender REALITY to religious assholes.

that makes him an asshole too.