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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 09:57 AM Jan 2012

INDIANA: Creationism Bill Advances

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.


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 OP
Opposing view? izquierdista Jan 2012 #1
Seriously!! GreenPartyVoter Jan 2012 #4
The US Civil War was between Hawaii and Minnesota! And resulted in 7! The Genealogist Jan 2012 #8
Fucking.Stupid.Morans. truebrit71 Jan 2012 #2
Wow, that's just effing amazing. Or not. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #3
How the hell did these anti-worker AND anti-science fools get elected? alp227 Jan 2012 #5
the religious right wing gets to shove mythology down people's throats fascisthunter Jan 2012 #6
Good for them... rexcat Jan 2012 #7
 

izquierdista

(11,689 posts)
1. Opposing view?
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:10 AM
Jan 2012

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?

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
3. Wow, that's just effing amazing. Or not.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:27 AM
Jan 2012

Really, if an entire museum can be based on this cockamamie horseshit and people go to it willfully, does this really surprise anyone?

 

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)
6. the religious right wing gets to shove mythology down people's throats
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 05:29 PM
Jan 2012

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...
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 05:34 PM
Jan 2012

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.

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