http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06HB/HB2107_int.rtf
"Every public school teacher in the State of Oklahoma, shall have the affirmative right and freedom to present scientific information pertaining to the full range of scientific views in any curricula or course of learning.... The rights and privileges contained in the Academic Freedom Act apply when topics are taught that may generate controversy, such as biological or chemical origins of life." (etc.)
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All those against evolution - raise your tails ant throw a coconut at the vote counter. 77 coconuts.
What process or mechanism required by evolution has not been observed?
They better watch out! A federal judge has decided there is NO FREEDOM for local school districts to set curriculum.
"EVOLUTION" is a proven thing. Just ask some of the people here on FR...who will gladly point out that those who ask questions....who have some doubt about "EVOLUTION"....are really stupid.
redrock
Teachers are unskilled in their art, classrooms have little discipline, and subjects such as ebonics, new math, and phonetic spelling have taken over. The teacher's unions love this as they get more tax money and better salaries and benefits.
But of course if this legislation forces OK's public schools to allow an alternative to the Darwin theory into the classrooms, the courts will strike it down before a single child can be told that the theory of evolution is only a theory and not a scientifically provable fact. If the Darwinists are so certain of their theory, why is it that they fight so fiercely to keep even the slightest mention of an alternative theory from being presented to America's school kids?
I was taught in public grade school 60 years ago that Columbus was the first European to reach America, but many people believed that Norsemen from Iceland reached it before he did. If a teacher had wanted to offer both theories of America's discovery as theories and not provable fact I'm quite certain that the courts would not have interfered, nor would they today. Why then should an unproven theory about the origin of life be granted immunity from challenge from an alternative unproven theory, while an unproven theory about the discovery of America would not be immune to a similar challenge? Could it be that Darwinists are afraid that their beloved theory may not be fully accepted as incontrovertible fact by the next generation, and therefore a belief in a Creator God will continue to influence the beliefs and morals of society in a way that is repugnant to their atheistic or agnostic beliefs?
As long as atheists and agnostics can convince themselves and their contemporaries that there is no real, living, personal, divine Creator who has established moral laws and precepts for his creation to live by, they can act on their immoral sexual impulses without guilt or fear of punishment. I'm not saying that all or even most Darwinists are of that mind, but I believe it was the famous Darwinist Aldous Huxley who publicly acknowledged that very thing as being one important reason for his own belief in evolution.
Assuming, for the sake of arguement, that that is correct then where is intelligent design observable, repeatable or testable?
Something like this.
Employer; Jr., this is your area of expertise, we just had a plane that crashed (fact). There is some evidence (cable was found broke) that the cable to the tail flap failed. Would you test (empirical evidence) the cable for strength and if and why it failed. Then could you furnish a written document explaining (explanation of facts) why or why not the broken cable was the cause of the crash for next weeks board meeting. Jr; Sir, I already have the explanation. I studied alternative opinion science and the scientific method has been shorten since your education. I have the documentation explaining the fact. God did it!!! I wrote it while we were speaking. Pretty smart huh??? Now about that raise.......
Another state looking to make a big payout to aggrieved parents and ACLU lawyers. Well, "A fool and his money..." and so on.
As a YEC, I can only hope that's a misquote.
The democrat controlled senate will likely vote down the bill. However, in the next election the Republicans are definitely going to oust some term limited senators and then both houses will be in Republican hands. Good things ahead for Oklahoma!
I have come up with a theory, supported by much evidence:
Conservatives evolve. Liberals devolve.
Debate solved.
;-)
If I recall correctly, I was taught that the various major fields of science traced their roots to philosophy.
I'll solve the Evolution Vs Creation debate right here and now.
Some of you would argue that Bill Clinton descended from an Ape..
Some would say that John Kerry descended also from some sort of lower life form.
Some will agree that Kennedy likewise had ancestors that crawled out of Pond Scum.
But I defy any of you to say that GW Bush or Ronald Reagan descended from Apes ;).
AND who is it that will literally FORCE the NEA to adopt this new "law".. The Teachers Unions and school administrations might fire or discourage any NEA member from following thru..
NO!!.. its no brainer, they WILL discourage any member from following thru on this.. On the other hand class action suits can provide much entertainment.. because the OK NEA will not take this lieing down.. but bending over..