> Preventer of Work wrote:

>> johac wrote:

>>> The Florida Senate wants to keep their kids as ignorant as they are.
>>>
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>>> Florida Senate committee OKs teaching of alternative theories to
>>> evolution
>>>
>>> By Linda Kleindienst
>>>
>>> Sun-Sentinel.com
>>>
>>> 1:09 PM EDT, April 8, 2008
>>>
>>> TALLAHASSEE
>>>
>>> Florida teachers could present alternative theories to evolution ­
>>> including religion-based creationism and intelligent design ­ without
>>> fear of retribution under a measure that passed a key Senate
>>> committee on Tuesday.
>>>
>>> The "Evolution Academic Freedom Act" was approved by the Senate
>>> Judiciary Committee in a 6-3 vote. It next goes to the full Senate
>>> for consideration, although no date has yet been set.
>>>
>>> Casting votes against the bill were Democratic Sens. Ted Deutch of
>>> Boca Raton, Steve Geller of Cooper City and Jeremy Ring of Parkland.
>>> The committee's six Republicans voted in favor of the measure.
>>>
>>> Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, said she filed the bill after hearing
>>> cases of students and teachers who felt "muzzled" and unable to
>>> discuss alternate theories in the classroom. She said teachers have
>>> suffered retribution from school authorities, and students have been
>>> the target of "denigrating comments" from other teachers.
>>>
>>> While the measure does not allow a teacher to promote a specific
>>> religious doctrine, "you can hold to your own religious views without
>>> being attacked for it," she said.
>>>
>>> Among the bill's supporters is Senate Majority Leader Dan Webster, R-
>>> Winter Garden, who said the measure allows teachers to point out
>>> flaws in the theory of evolution.
>>>
>>> "Are we or are we not going to have academic freedom?" asked Webster,
>>> who appeared at the committee only to vote for the bill.
>>>
>>> But opponents raised concerns about keeping separation of church and
>>> state.
>>>
>>> "I believe the purpose of this bill is to let people bring their
>>> religious beliefs into school," said Geller, the Senate's Democratic
>>> leader. "We need to keep the wall."
>>>
>>> The House version of the bill has yet to be heard, but it has only
>>> been assigned to one committee and still has time to come up before
>>> lawmakers adjourn on May 2.
>>>
>>> The legislation was filed after the state Board of Education, by a
>>> one-vote margin, in February approved changes to the state science
>>> standards that now specifically require the teaching of evolution.
>>>
>>> Linda Kleindienst can be reached at lkleindienst@sun-sentinel.com or
>>> 850-224-6214.
>>>
>>> Copyright © 2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> http://tinyurl.com/4k8vv2

>> They could have trouble with the "alternate theories" thing - there
>> are no alternate theories.

>
> The Flying Spaghetti Monster perhaps ?
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