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  • Archbishop: Stop teaching creationism

    03/21/2006 6:43:32 AM PST · by Crackingham · 56 replies · 986+ views
    Guardian ^ | 3/21/6 | Stephen Bates
    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has stepped into the controversy between religious fundamentalists and scientists by saying that he does not believe that creationism - the Bible-based account of the origins of the world - should be taught in schools. Giving his first, wide-ranging, interview at Lambeth Palace, the archbishop was emphatic in his criticism of creationism being taught in the classroom, as is happening in two city academies founded by the evangelical Christian businessman Sir Peter Vardy and several other schools. "I think creationism is ... a kind of category mistake, as if the Bible were a theory...
  • Creationism to be taught on GCSE science syllabus (you can't keep a good idea down)

    03/09/2006 6:55:14 PM PST · by Greg o the Navy · 891 replies · 10,305+ views
    The Times of London ^ | 10 March 2006 | Tony Halpin
    AN EXAMINATIONS board is including references to “creationism” in a new GCSE science course for schools.
  • Academics fight rise of creationism at universities [UK]

    02/21/2006 10:29:55 AM PST · by mathprof · 138 replies · 1,633+ views
    Gaurdian ^ | 2/21/06 | Duncan Campbell
    · More students believe Darwin got it wrong · Royal Society challenges 'insidious problem' A growing number of science students on British campuses and in sixth form colleges are challenging the theory of evolution and arguing that Darwin was wrong. Some are being failed in university exams because they quote sayings from the Bible or Qur'an as scientific fact and at one sixth form college in London most biology students are now thought to be creationists. Earlier this month Muslim medical students in London distributed leaflets that dismissed Darwin's theories as false. Evangelical Christian students are also increasingly vocal in...