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The Night Owl

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:39 AM
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School Board might OK teaching creationism

School Board might OK teaching creationism

By VIC COUVILLION
Special to The Advocate
Published: Jul 24, 2010 - Page: 4B

LIVINGSTON — The Livingston Parish School Board will begin exploring the possibility of incorporating the teaching of “creationism” in the public school system’s science classes.

During the board’s meeting Thursday, several board members expressed an interest in the teaching of creationism, an alternative to the study of the theory of evolution, in Livingston Parish public school classrooms.

The discussion came up during a report on the pupil progression plan for the 2010-11 school year, delivered by Jan Benton, director of curriculum.

Benton said that under provisions of the Science Education Act enacted last year by the Louisiana Legislature, schools can present what she termed “critical thinking and creationism” in science classes.

Board Member David Tate quickly responded: “We let them teach evolution to our children, but I think all of us sitting up here on this School Board believe in creationism. Why can’t we get someone with religious beliefs to teach creationism?”

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http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/99153999.html

Silly cultist, of course you can get someone with religious beliefs to teach creationism. You just can't do it in a public school.

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MineralMan

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:43 AM
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1. Note: Livingston, Louisiana.

It's always good to provide a location in your OPs. There are many Livingstons in this country.

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mike r

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:43 AM
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2. Why bother teaching science at all?

“Critical thinking and creationism” in science classes?

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KansDem

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:45 AM
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3. Just how to you "teach" creationism?

SCIENCE 101 SYLLABUS

Day One--Creationism
I. God created everything.

Day Two--Go on to science topics...

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:47 AM
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6. +1

Edited on Mon Jul-26-10 10:47 AM by ProdigalJunkMail

makes for an easy exam...

sP

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ladjf

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Mon Jul-26-10 12:00 PM
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13. Exactly! There is no body of knowledge upon which a curriculum

could be based. It's total nonsense and will die from it's own limitations.

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joeybee12

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:45 AM
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4. It's not science and anyone who thinks it is is an idiot...n/t

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Solly Mack

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:46 AM
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5. Teaching creationism as science...

defined as:the act of stupid people creating more stupid people.

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depakid

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Mon Jul-26-10 10:52 AM
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7. "but I think all of us sitting up here on this School Board believe in creationism"

Therein lies the problem.

Of course, the lack of any legal knowledge or respect for the law of the land will cost the Parish big money that they don't have- but hey! Who needs high school sports, right?

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valerief

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Mon Jul-26-10 11:13 AM
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8. Next in line: Astrology and Numerology, because you just can't

Edited on Mon Jul-26-10 11:14 AM by valerief

get enough of teh stupid down in Livingston, I guess.

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Fearless

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Mon Jul-26-10 11:16 AM
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9. Vote em all out, like Pennsylvania.

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RainDog

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Mon Jul-26-10 11:49 AM
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10. Time for the Church of the FSM to step up, yet again, with a lawsuit

From 2005, when this bullshit demonstrated part of what's the matter with Kansas

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/design/29mons.html

This month, (2005) the Kansas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to allow teaching alternatives to evolution like intelligent design (the theory that a smart being designed the universe). And President Bush and Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee both gave the thumbs up to teaching intelligent design.

Long before that, Bobby Henderson, a 25-year-old with a physics degree from Oregon State University, had a divine vision. An intelligent god, a Flying Spaghetti Monster, he said, "revealed himself to me in a dream." Then, Mr. Henderson, who says on his site that he is desperately trying to avoid taking a job programming slot machines in Las Vegas, posted an open letter to the Kansas board.

In perfect deadpan he wrote that although he agreed that science students should "hear multiple viewpoints" of how the universe came to be, he was worried that they would be hearing only one theory of intelligent design. After all, he noted, there are many such theories, including his own fervent belief that "the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster." He demanded equal time in the classroom and threatened a lawsuit.

Soon he was flooded with e-mail messages. Ninety-five percent of those who wrote to him, he said on his Web site, were "in favor of teaching Flying Spaghetti Monsterism in schools." Five percent suggested that he would be going to hell. Lawyers contacted him inquiring how serious he was about a lawsuit against the Kansas board. His answer: "Very."

Bring it on, creationists bitches. I am sick of them wasting taxpayer dollars with this educational harassment. They make it necessary to go to court again and again to stop their xtian fascist attacks on science. It is time for this to stop.

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t0rnado

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Mon Jul-26-10 11:52 AM
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11. Evolution

Considering that the state of Louisiana elected an idiot who openly believes that evolution is a myth for a governor, this is no surprise.

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Fumesucker

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Mon Jul-26-10 11:53 AM
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12. There is no such thing as gravity..

The Earth sucks..

Teach the controversy.

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Loki

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Mon Jul-26-10 12:07 PM
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14. If you've never had the chance to watch the Nova program

called "Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" here's your chance, it's well worth it. These people are everywhere and they want, underline want, our children to be stupid and think that the world is only 6,000 years old and that man walked and kept dinosaurs as pets. This is a driven and ideological group of people who want ignorance instead of enlightenment and I consider them as dangerous as terrorists and their target is our schools and how we teach sound science.

http://video.pbs.org/video/980040807/

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stuntcat

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Mon Jul-26-10 12:10 PM
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15. we're already FAILing at Science.

I'm terrified of the future, it's worse than Idiocracy.

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