Posted on 06/27/2008 9:40:37 PM PDT by AKSurprise
- Louisiana public school teachers can now educate their students about the theory of intelligent design and scientific criticisms of Darwinian evolutionary theory thanks to a new law signed this week by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The Louisiana Science Education Act now allows teachers to supplement the state's curricula with additional scientific materials, but groups opposed to any debate over the "origin of the species" have warned that the new law will become the origin of the lawsuits if they believe it facilitates religion. Lawmakers, however, were enthusiastically in favor of the Act signed by Jindal. The state Senate had passed the bill (SB733) with a unanimous vote, and the state House had approved it by a vote of 93-4.
The new law requires teachers to follow the standard curriculum, but allows a school district to permit a teacher to supplement his course with additional scientific evidence, analysis, and critiques regarding the scientific topics taught to his students.
One major goal of the law is to support an "open and objective discussion of scientific theories being studied including, but not limited to, evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning" in public elementary and secondary schools.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will be required, at the request of local school boards, to "include support and guidance for teachers regarding effective ways to help students understand, analyze, critique, and objectively review scientific theories being studied."
Supporters of the law have hailed it as a great step forward for academic freedom in the face of dogmatic proponents of evolution and man-made global warming, who have mischaracterized scientific/philosophical alternatives as "religion."
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***The new law requires teachers to follow the standard curriculum, but allows a school district to permit a teacher to supplement his course with additional scientific evidence, analysis, and critiques regarding the scientific topics taught to his students.***
Bobby Jindal is fn great! Sheesh, imagine if HE was running against Barak Osama.
At a minimum, students should learn of the concept of “irreducible complexity” and that the chances of life happening “by chance” are astronomically low. And maybe throw in that Richard Dawkins thinks life on earth came from aliens. That should be good for a classroom guffaw.
The real solution is to get the government out of education and let the parents decide what they want their children to learn through the schools they choose to send their kids too.
Precisely right.
And that’s on its way.
The 60’s generation is dying out. Thank God.
Waiting for the social autists to appear in 5....4....3....
Our next president (2012)?
...it amazes me that one has to sign a law allowing this.
And how is it ridiculous?
You exist.
And I would add that “intelligent design” has nothing to do with the “creationist” movement. But of course we can count on someone to equate the two.
In fact, “intelligent design” proponents don’t seek to describe the “designer” or accept the time scales of “creationists”.
I would prefer to see the government schools shut down. They can NEVER be “reclaimed” from the atheist, socialist, collectivist, anti-American left—because they were created by the atheist, socialist, collectivist, anti-American left.
Government schools don’t just TEACH Communism—they ARE Communism in practice.
There is no reason for government to be running schools. Homeschoolers and private enterprise could and would do a better job, at half the cost, without trampling on the rights of parents and children.
School is the longest-running, most expensive, and most destructive hoax in human history. If children were meant to be raised in litters, they would be born in litters.
Yes, and I thank God for that, not blind chance.
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Here, here.... Herr
Ditto. However, Orthodox Christianity does not rest on a young earth or and old earth, it is independent of this argument.
Wow, the stranglehold of the godless is broken. Amazing...
This is not true.
Me Too Bump
Doesn’t depend or rest but does speak to the issue.
“In the beginning” allows for a long period of time, very long and indeterminate in the account.
"Ditto. However, Orthodox Christianity does not rest on a young earth or and old earth, it is independent of this argument."However, Christianity that is based on a literal reading of the bible is directly based on a young earth.
"Doesn’t depend or rest but does speak to the issue.Actually, the allowance for long periods of time tend to evaporate rather quickly when you go back and read the original Hebrew.
“In the beginning” allows for a long period of time, very long and indeterminate in the account."
I am the Lord Zed, the almighty ruler of Thon in the Spiz galaxy.
Are you saying that it is not a matter of chance which particular sperm fertilizes an egg? In this sense, each of us must regard our own particular existence to be the chance result of a lottery with many thousands of possible outcomes, even accepting the circumstances of the sexual encounter leading to the fertilization as a matter of human fate.
Thank's a bunch, Bobby
"I am the Lord Zed"Just don't go stand on top of a mountain in a thunderstorm yelling 'all the g-d's are b***rds'.
True, all he did was speculate on this as a means to get around irreducible complexity. Still he has no answer for irreducible complexity except the hope/faith that some day science will fill the void.
Not being a reader of Hebrew I’d appreciate your explanation.
HUA!
You are referring to the human body, not the soul. The body is replaced very 7 years or so, but the soul continues on, even after death.
Regarding the body, yes, thousands of possible outcomes, but only one outcome. Was it by chance or divine guidance? Who knows, and ultimately it doesn't matter from a Christian point of view.
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The young earth idea depends upon attaching a very narrow meaning to the term “day”, far more so than is justified by its use through the Bible.
A literal reading of every verse would be something even Bible writers didn’t do so I see no reason why we should today.
As it’s past my bedtime I’ll continue in the daylight hours with the links. Thanks.
Your welcome.
Goodnight!
Thank you, Bobby Jindal. We need more governors (and more senators, etc.) in this country like Mr. Jindal.
Ditto! Ditto!
"The young earth idea depends upon attaching a very narrow meaning to the term “day”, far more so than is justified by its use through the Bible.Here is an article about what is literal and what isn't: Should Genesis be taken literally?
A literal reading of every verse would be something even Bible writers didn’t do so I see no reason why we should today."
The length of time represented by the ‘days’ of creation in Genesis has been a controversial subject among evangelicals for at least 150 years. During this time, ‘eisegesis has been as common as exegesis.’1 Some have examined the history of the interpretation of the ‘days’ of Genesis 1;2,3 others have studied the variety of definitions for the Hebrew word yôm, translated ‘day’.4,5 To avoid the trap of eisegesis, this study will present a semantic analysis of the word yôm in the Old Testament. However, before discussing the meaning of any single word, it is wise to understand the purpose behind the words which are used in the Bible, and specifically in Genesis 1.
Read full article.
The Dover trial proved otherwise.
IDers maintained that the difference from creationism was embodied in the Panda book.
When early drafts of the Panda book were subpoenaed for the trial, they showed that the only difference was that ID had been substituted for creationism in later drafts of the book.
Part of the usual creationist misrepresentation before they resort to "you're a Nazi".
I never said that it was.
Nice touch with the Nazi jab....great logic man...../s
Yeah. A fair discussing rather than a full court propaganda press.
The more I know about Bobby Jindal, the more I like him
add me to that list.
The short version of the answer is “I bet the baby ends up human.” The possibilities are many, but the restrictions are greater by far.
Actually, Bobby can be reluctant to take on the opposition. A recall petition was filed against him Friday by disgruntled economic conservatives.
While we all agree with Jindal on this, be reminded that in 2005 a GWB-appointed judge in liberal PA struck down a countywide “Intelligent Design” law.
“....The 60’s generation is dying out. Thank God....”
Ease up sister! There are lot good folks from that generation. I’m sure you meant top say the 60s hippies, right?
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