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to: Gary Britt
from: Tony Williams
date: 2005-12-21 14:39:52
subject: Re: Intelligent Design lessons unconstitutional

From: Tony Williams 

Oh dear. 

--
Tony

Gary Britt wrote:
> I basically agree with your comments here.
>
> Gary
>
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:43a9cd4a{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>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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