Posted on 04/25/2008 11:30:50 AM PDT by lainie
bump for later read
“New Ben Stein Flick, Expelled, Blows the Whistle on the Darwinist Inquisition
Expelled is a disturbing new documentary that will shock anyone who thinks all scientists are free to follow the evidence wherever it may lead.
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University of Idaho president Timothy White issued an edict proclaiming that it is now inappropriate for anyone to teach views that differ from evolution in any life, earth, and physical science courses.”
The National Center for Science Education sent out a letter urging all 50 state governors to restrict teaching the controversies of Darwinian evolution.
The Ohio State Board of Education was pressured by the ACLU to repeal its Critical Analysis of Evolution lesson plan and revert to teaching only those items which support Darwinism, essentially censoring the state’s science teachers from expressing any criticism of Darwinian evolution at all.
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High school teacher Roger DeHart was driven from his public school simply because he wanted his students to learn about both sides of the scientific debate over Darwinian evolution. “
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http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/08/new_ben_stein_flick_expelled_b.html
This movie is about academic freedom/free speech.
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