This Indiana Creationism Bill Passes in Senate , the delightful part is they get to pick & choose from among all the imaginative creation "stories" & myths out there from Buddhism to Scientology if they are going to be fair . Might not be a bad idea since they want to pursue this can of worms all the way . So they are going to turn science classes into comparitive Myths & Religion & into Supernatural Studies now , don't think they even have a clue .
Sec. 18. The governing body of a school corporation may offer instruction on various theories of the origin of life. The curriculum for the course must include theories from multiple religions, which may include, but is not limited to, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology.
Bizaarre , now just how are they going to cherry pick and put this curriculum together , ahem ....hope they include all of Joseph Cambell's series of "The Power of Myth" and might as well throw in the Mormon's belief that the Garden of Eden was in Mississippi...or was it Louisianna? And imagine sacrfiicing an entire week to the study of reincarnation ?
If the bill passes, Indiana school districts will have the option to include creationism as part of science courses, Indianapolis' WXIN reports.
The bill was sponsored by Republican Sen. Dennis Kruse, head of the Indiana State Senate's Education Committee.
Kruse previously proposed similar legislation in 2000 when he served as a state representative. That bill never made it past a committee vote, according to the Journal Gazette.
Indiana isn't the only state to examine the possibility of adding creationism to school curriculum.
Oklahoma, New Hampshire and Missouri have all looked at similar bills designed to encourage a critical look at evolution theory, the Wall Street Journal observes.
About 60 percent of high school biology teachers teach evolution in the classroom without taking a direct stance on the issue LiveScience reports.
The article states:
Based on respondents' write-in answers, the researchers surmised that many of these cautious teachers toed the line, weakly teaching evolution without explicitly endorsing or denying creationism in order to avoid controversy and questions from both students and parents.
Only 13 percent of the teachers surveyed in the nationwide study published in the journal Science said they support creationism and teach it "in a positive light." |
