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to: Gary Britt
from: Tony Williams
date: 2005-12-21 13:48:50
subject: Re: Intelligent Design lessons unconstitutional

From: Tony Williams 

Gary Britt wrote:
> I'm I right that there wasn't going to be any ID or creationism
> taught at all, and that what was objected to was a couple of
> paragraphs that basically stated the theory of evolution was a theory
> and might not be the correct explanation for the origins of life?

It went a bit further than that:

> Ninth-grade biology students were presented with a four-paragraph
> which said that evolution was a theory, not a fact, and that there
> were "gaps" in the theory.

So far, so good - you can say that about most theories, although singling
out evolution reveals an agenda IMO.

However, the article then goes on to say:

> The statement then invited students to consider other explanations of
> the origins of life, including intelligent design.

That's where they crossed the line (again, IMO) by pushing a religious
belief in a science class.

--
Tony

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