Posted on 04/28/2008 8:01:13 AM PDT by NewMediaJournal
At this moment in time, the issue of academic freedom is probably more far reaching and is as great a threat to our liberty as limited school choice, dumbed-down curriculum, lack of accountability, or unsafe school environments, which typically dominate when the topic of education is in the news. Thanks to Ben Stein, the issue of Intelligent Design, which falls under academic freedom is garnering renewed attention and hopefully people will tune in and learn more about the importance of presenting a balanced curriculum in our schools, but even more than that, allowing for a more balanced coverage of issues, such as global warming, so that scientific consensus truly means consensus, not just a group of like-minded people furthering an agenda.
Should the religious influence in our founding documents be erased from our history, should scientific consensus continue to be based on hypothesis, instead of testing hypothesis to build scientific consensus, and if people continue to give their sovereignty to an elite group of people for a handout, then every freedom for which our Founders dedicated their lives, and for which our soldiers continue to fight and die, has been in vain. It is with every ounce of my intellect that I will continue to fight for my country and I enlist others to do the same. The preamble to our nation’s Constitution is written in the present tense for a reason.
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