Posted on 01/30/2007 9:16:42 PM PST by DaveLoneRanger
New Mexico State Senator Steve Komadina has introduced a bill into the New Mexico Senate which would protect the academic freedom of teachers to discuss scientific strengths and weaknesses of evolution.
The bill requires that the New Mexico Department of Education adopt rules to “give teachers the right and freedom, when a theory of biological origins is taught, to objectively inform students of scientific information relevant to the strengths and weaknesses of that theory and protect teachers from reassignment, termination, discipline or other discrimination for doing so.”
The bill would not only protect teachers, but also students: it requires the adoption of rules to “encourage students to critically analyze scientific information, give them the right and freedom to reach their own conclusions about biological origins and provide that no student shall be penalized in any way because the student subscribes to a particular position on biological origins.” A joint memorial (a.k.a resolution) is also being submitted to the New Mexico legislature stating support for similar protections.
If adopted, the bill would sanction and protect the teaching of science, and science only in the science classroom.
In protecting the teaching of “scientific information,” the bill is explicit that “‘Scientific information’ does not include information derived from religious or philosophical writings, beliefs or doctrines.”
(Excerpt) Read more at evolutionnews.org ...
In protecting the teaching of “scientific information,” the bill is explicit that “‘Scientific information’ does not include information derived from religious or philosophical writings, beliefs or doctrines.”
That eliminates both creationism and ID from the science classes.
What is intelligent design?It's the missing link between creationism and religious instruction masquerading as biology.
Bruce Bower, Science News, vol. 168 (Nos 26 & 27), 2006, p. 414:
Do you have a link to where we can read the text of the bill? I notice the link is to the Discovery Institute, and I can't see how they think "based on science, and science only" will help their cause. It makes me think there's more to the bill then the article indicates. Of course any bill that applies only to one scientific theory and no others, is a little fishy.
I was looking for an online posting - hate PDFs. But if that's all there is, I'll check it out. Thanks.
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