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To: The Wharf who wrote (22891)	4/10/2005 11:25:48 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81496

Darleen > it is that this nation or I should say this state is constantly decreasing funding for education. Clearly, education in the US is in a process of change --perhaps revolution would be a better word. Once it is accepted that what is taught is a function of belief then schools will become churches, churches will become schools and lessons will be extensions of Bible studies. phillyburbs.com >>School boards would be allowed to require the teaching of "intelligent design" - a concept that is the subject of a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania - as part of science lessons under a bill that has been introduced in the state House of Representatives. Rep. Thomas C. Creighton, the prime sponsor, said it would encourage school boards to broaden the discussion of biological origins to include concepts besides the theory of evolution. Intelligent design holds that the universe must have been created by an unspecified guiding force because it is so complex. Opponents argue that intelligent design is merely a secular variation of creationism, the biblical-based view that regards God as the creator of life. They say teaching it in public schools violates the separation of church and state. A federal lawsuit is pending against the Dover Area School District school board, which adopted a policy in October requiring ninth-grade students to hear a statement about the concept during evolution lessons in biology class. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit along with the nonprofit Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and it is monitoring the legislation closely.<<