U. of Kansas Offers Creationism Study

Fox News ^ | 11/22/05 | AP

[Right Wing Professor]

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Creationism and intelligent design are going to be studied at the University of Kansas, but not in the way advocated by opponents of the theory of evolution.

A course being offered next semester by the university religious studies department is titled "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies."

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Mirecki said his course, limited to 120 students, would explore intelligent design as a modern American mythology. Several faculty members have volunteered to be guest lecturers, he said.

[Right Wing Professor]

A response to people who claim universities discriminate against creationism and ID. Here's a creationism/ID course for you!

[Right Wing Professor]

Ping for a university-level creationism course!

[PatrickHenry]

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[PatrickHenry]

Your wish is granted.

[RadioAstronomer]

I would actually like to take that course.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

How respectful of you. May you get what you give.

[Right Wing Professor]

I would actually like to take that course.

Me too, but it's a two hour drive down to Lawrence.

[LiteKeeper]

Several faculty members have volunteered to be guest lecturers,

Yeah - I'll bet. I wonder how objective the course and lectures will be. Can you spell "strawman?"

[Right Wing Professor]

May you get what you give.

May you get better than you give!

[GallopingGhost]

Who would have thought that my (ultra-lib) alma mater would do something right?

Now if we could just cut down on the turnovers and bad fouls...

[wideawake]

This is concrete, documented proof that universities do indeed discriminate against ID proponents.

[Right Wing Professor]

This is concrete, documented proof that universities do indeed discriminate against ID proponents.

There's just no pleasing some people.

[Coyoteman]

I would actually like to take that course.

Me too. Looks like they are going to "teach the controversy," and the CS/ID folks are going to hate it.

[wideawake]

There's just no pleasing some people.

If your opinion of ID were correct, there would be no reason to take the low road.

But you and your compatriots have.

it speaks volumes.

[TheCrusader]

"Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies."

The bias against Christianity in our schools, (under the cover of 'science'), has now officially switched to all out assault.

[highball]

Me too. Looks like they are going to "teach the controversy," and the CS/ID folks are going to hate it.

That's because they don't really want "the controversy" taught, they want their beliefs taught.

I'd be very interested in this class. I think the subject is fascinating - I love creation stories.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

This is just arrogance acting ugly. It doesn't matter. Just ignore it and never send your kids to KU.

[RadioAstronomer]

and the CS/ID folks are going to hate it.

It appears that is the case.

[Right Wing Professor]

If your opinion of ID were correct, there would be no reason to take the low road.

I fail to see why a course that seems seriously to examine creationism/ID as a mythological component of contemporary religion is 'the low road'.

[microgood]

Talk about throwing gasoline on a fire! This guy must be bucking for the Richard Dawkin's a$$hole of the year award.