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GubufumuHUH!?!
14 Jan 2005 12:43http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=4&u=/nm/20050114/od_nm/religion_evolution_dc
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a Georgia school district to remove stickers challenging the theory of evolution from its textbooks on the grounds that they violated the U.S. Constitution.
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The stickers read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
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The ACLU argued that the school board had demonstrated a clear bias about the material, effectively pushing the teaching of creationism and discriminating against non-Christians and followers of a number of other religions.
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...Pushing creationism. Discriminating against non-Christians. Excuse my bluntness, but Doubleyou tee eff, sir?
I'm sorry, but that sticker was right on the money. It said NOTHING even remotely regarding Creationism, religion, or -anything-. It simply stated the (entirely true) fact that Evolution is a theory of how we came to be, and that one ought to read this with the mindfulness to explore other ideas and define their beliefs for themselves.
I've normally been pleased with the things that the ACLU has done in the past, but this is one of those occasions where I just have this to say:
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a Georgia school district to remove stickers challenging the theory of evolution from its textbooks on the grounds that they violated the U.S. Constitution.
--
The stickers read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
--
The ACLU argued that the school board had demonstrated a clear bias about the material, effectively pushing the teaching of creationism and discriminating against non-Christians and followers of a number of other religions.
-/quote-
...Pushing creationism. Discriminating against non-Christians. Excuse my bluntness, but Doubleyou tee eff, sir?
I'm sorry, but that sticker was right on the money. It said NOTHING even remotely regarding Creationism, religion, or -anything-. It simply stated the (entirely true) fact that Evolution is a theory of how we came to be, and that one ought to read this with the mindfulness to explore other ideas and define their beliefs for themselves.
I've normally been pleased with the things that the ACLU has done in the past, but this is one of those occasions where I just have this to say:
