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What is next for Evolution-Extremists - burning books?

Oh, I don't know... would it look something like this, perhaps?

Supporters: Book should stay on shelves
By MARTIN J. KIDSTON - IR Staff Writer - 02/29/04
"It took about 55 million years for the present family of horses, asses and zebras to evolve from their earliest horse-like ancestor," reads page eight of the children's book, "Horse" by Juliet Clutton-Brock.
While that statement seems innocuous enough, it was the subject of a public hearing Friday night at the Front Street Learning Center, where nearly 100 people turned out to support and criticize the book — that is part of the Eyewitness Books series — that one parent wants removed from a school library because she says it promotes evolution.

Roxanne Cleasby, a parent of an 8-year-old student attending Smith Elementary School in Helena, initiated Friday's hearing by filing a Request for Reconsideration of Educational Materials to the Helena School District.

Cleasby's request asks the district to remove the book from the library, or at least pages eight and nine, because she says it neglects to address creationism as an alternative theory to evolution.

"There remain too many questions with evolutionary theory to present it as a fact," Cleasby said. "Children and adults need the freedom to question, ponder and seek this very fundamental question of how they came to be."
Limited to three minutes in which to address the committee, Cleasby suggested that the district consider exchanging the book for a different one. She spent most of her time attempting to disprove the theory of evolution.

"What made the horse so special to have its own evolutionary diagram?" she asked.

Cleasby went on to say that there is no observable evidence that the horse, as a species, actually evolved.

"It doesn't really happen that way," she said.

John Fenlason of the Hannaford Street Bible Church in Helena stepped forward as Cleasby's only supporter. Addressing the committee, he too said the book presented evolution as a fact.

"Evolution is just as much a theory and a religious view as creationism is," Fenlason said. "I don't think creationism gets equal opportunity to be discussed. Let's give both sides that opportunity."

The moderator turned the discussion over to supporters of the book. The line soon stretched to the back of the room.
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Orthodox Darwinists want to ban critical analysis.

No they don't.

But tell me, who was trying to ban "critical analysis" in the following?

PUBLIC ACTS
OF THE
STATE OF TENNESSEE
PASSED BY THE
SIXTY - FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1925
________
CHAPTER NO. 27
House Bill No. 185
(By Mr. Butler)

AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee, which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, and to provide penalties for the violations thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of the State which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That any teacher found guilty of the violation of this Act, Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred $ (100.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($ 500.00) Dollars for each offense.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

What is next for Evolution-Extremists - burning books?

You obviously have us mistaken for creationists.