Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
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Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
"...A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a Georgia school district to remove stickers challenging the theory of evolution from its textbooks on the grounds that they violated the U.S. Constitution....."
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...ddlyEnoughNews
Anyone know of other weird things local school districts get up to?
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...ddlyEnoughNews
Anyone know of other weird things local school districts get up to?
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Bob
"...A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a Georgia school district to remove stickers challenging the theory of evolution from its textbooks on the grounds that they violated the U.S. Constitution....."
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...ddlyEnoughNews
Anyone know of other weird things local school districts get up to?
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...ddlyEnoughNews
Anyone know of other weird things local school districts get up to?
It's just stupid. allow the schools to teach broad based Religious Education and have done with it.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Manc
It's just stupid. allow the schools to teach broad based Religious Education and have done with it.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Manc
they tried to get around it by calling it intelligent design or something like that.
It's just stupid. allow the schools to teach broad based Religious Education and have done with it.
It's just stupid. allow the schools to teach broad based Religious Education and have done with it.
'Its all really complicated so it couldnt possibly have been created without a guiding hand from some super intelligent external agent.'
Its balls. This is a backdoor approach to pushing biblical literalism down the minds of children. Thank god for the Federal bench(irony) just shame the federalist society and Bushco/Chimpoleon are busying trying to gut it in favor of religous hacks in robes.
Last edited by Duncs; Jan 14th 2005 at 1:23 pm.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
It's about time that the U.S. Constitution was put to good use.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
It's about time that the U.S. Constitution was put to good use.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
just to clarify i do not push my views on my children but am letting them attend religious function at boy scouts even churches, they'll eventually make up their own minds as to what they believe.....but isn't that the sad irony? seems to me the atheists are more forgiving and open minded than the actual zelots who tell you you're going to Hell if you don't do it their way....
it's a World gone Maaaaaad!!
Last edited by Celtic_Angel; Jan 15th 2005 at 12:44 pm.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
WOW that's a great idea!! i'm not even reading the article , it's just plain loopy thank god my kids have an athiest like me to set them straight!
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
... They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
Let's see if you can, after a few beers, jerry out something that makes good sense! I am on alcohol free ice-t, but will box fair and square.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Patent Attorney
Please consider this question on the level of a pub discussion/argument after a few ... what do you understand by the term "evolution".
Millions of years from now, life forms on this planet will be very different from what it is now and what it was before.
I'll have a Jack and Coke and packet of crisps please
Last edited by rincewind; Jan 15th 2005 at 1:24 pm.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
.... to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact.".....
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
Not wanting to be drawn into a pointless religious debate, evolution to me is the adaptive nature of organisms which change to suit their surroundings and the fact that spontaneous procreation is impossible. Living organisms come from other living organisms and these change/mutate/evolve over time.
Millions of years from now, life forms on this planet will be very different from what it is now and what it was before.
I'll have a Jack and Coke and packet of crisps please
Millions of years from now, life forms on this planet will be very different from what it is now and what it was before.
I'll have a Jack and Coke and packet of crisps please
What laws dictate "the adaptive nature of organisms"? Will they "be very different from what is now and what it was before"?
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by Patent Attorney
Here's your Jack and Coke and packet of crisps ... salt 'n vinegar do?
Originally Posted by Patent Attorney
What laws dictate "the adaptive nature of organisms"? Will they "be very different from what is now and what it was before"?
And if I understand your second question correctly (will the laws be very different from what is now and what it was before), history shows that certain natural disasters can cause environmental changes and evolution has occurred from such. It is possible that a dramatic natural disaster in the future could cause another evolutionary shift.
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I'm off to watch The Village, I'll follow up on this in the morning in between work.
Night all.
Night all.
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Re: Judge Rejects School Board Evolution Stand
Originally Posted by rincewind
It's about time that the U.S. Constitution was put to good use.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
I watched a show on all this BS and it infuriated me. They wanted balance in the schools yet wanted to confuse young minds by implying that the evidence of evolution is "not a fact."
So where are the stickers in the bible??
CAUTION: This textbook contains material on creationism, god and the word of a man called christ. Creationism, god and the word of christ is hearsay, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things and the events discussed herein. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. Due to the graphic nature of the atrocities out lined, parental guidance is advised.
Its as bad as the schools wanting to teach abstinence.....
You really have to be careful of what is being said or taught to your kids.....
And love the stickers in the bible bit...will have to tell hubby, he'll love it as well.