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  • Bush pushes very hot button. President's comments embolden anti-evolutionists.

    08/08/2005 6:15:00 PM PDT · by Crackingham · 114 replies · 1,792+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/8/05 | Joe Garofoli
    The real impact of President Bush weighing in on the national debate over how to teach the origins of life may be felt in the classroom, where much of the anti-evolutionary lobbying is done under the radar. One tactic is for a student or parent to present the teacher with a list that's popular in conservative circles called, "Ten questions to ask your biology teacher." The result, observers say, is that some teachers fear even mentioning "the e-word." "That's what people would somewhat jokingly call it," said Al Janulaw, who spent more than 30 years teaching science in elementary and...
  • Inherited Debate: Ohio classrooms get a second opinion on evolution.

    10/18/2002 11:16:06 AM PDT · by xsysmgr · 170 replies · 467+ views
    National Review Online ^ | October 18, 2002 | Pamela R. Winnick
    COLUMBUS, OHIO — In what could turn out to be a stunning victory for opponents of evolution, the Ohio Department of Education voted 17-0 on Tuesday to pass a "resolution of intent" to adopt science standards that would allow students to "investigate and critically analyze" Darwin's theory of evolution. With additional hearings scheduled for November and a final vote to be held in December, Ohio is likely to become the latest battleground in the never-ending debate over how life began. "The key words are 'critically analyze,'" said Stephen Meyer, director of the Center for Science and Culture at the...