A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash (time to fight force, with force!)

New York Times ^ | August 23, 2008 | AMY HARMON

[GodGunsGuts]

...In February, the Florida Department of Education modified its standards to explicitly require, for the first time, the state’s public schools to teach evolution, calling it “the organizing principle of life science.” Spurred in part by legal rulings against school districts seeking to favor religious versions of natural history, over a dozen other states have also given more emphasis in recent years to what has long been the scientific consensus: that all of the diverse life forms on Earth descended from a common ancestor, through a process of mutation and natural selection, over billions of years.

But in a nation where evangelical Protestantism and other religious traditions stress a literal reading of the biblical description of God’s individually creating each species, students often arrive at school fearing that evolution, and perhaps science itself, is hostile to their faith.

Some come armed with “Ten questions to ask your biology teacher about evolution,” a document circulated on the Internet that highlights supposed weaknesses in evolutionary theory. Others scrawl their opposition on homework assignments. Many just tune out.

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[Gumlegs]

I must admit I was a bit surprised to see such a foul personal insult coming from an old salt like yourself.

Haven't read much of this site, have you?

You've been a FReeper long enough to know better than to stoop to that level.

Don't like getting reprimanded by a newbie?

Actually I think it's pretty funny.

Clean up your act: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts.

Perhaps I should model future comments on Jim Robinson's posting style ...?

[Fichori]

“Haven't read much of this site, have you?”

LOL!

On the contrary, I spend way too much time here.



Jim set the rules for posters.
They include NO profanity and NO personal attacks.

Last I checked, your a poster.

“Perhaps I should model future comments on Jim Robinson's posting style ...?”

Thats an excellent idea.

Go start your own forum like Jim did and you can say whatever you like.

[Gumlegs]

If I fail to meet your exacting standards, I suggest you avoid reading my posts.

[Fichori]

Is the following appropriate?

To: tpanther

Click on the link, dumbass.

350 posted on Wed 27 Aug 2008 08:29:16 PM PDT by Gumlegs

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[Gumlegs]

[Fichori]

Cheese!

You bribed the mods with Cheese!

You ought to be ashamed of your self for using a dairy product in the perpetuation of corruption!

I'll have to think of that next time.


Well, it appears that Jim and his mods are highly indifferent to name calling.

At least as long as its coming from an elite FReeper who has been around since the '90s.

Newbies on the other hand, must walk the line.

I shall therefor digress.


Enjoy being elite, but remember: Every time you start calling people names, it makes you look like an immature 13 year old who just got pwned big time.