Still not understanding
December 13, 2002

I'm not sure Ohio is ever going to "get it."

Ohio's Board of Education has adopted new science standards that approve "critical analysis" of evolution in the state's public schools, terminology critics say is code language for creationism.

"These new standards are dangerously vague," said Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. "The Board needs to be on notice that any attempt to sneak creationism in through the backdoor of Ohio's public schools will be met with swift legal resistance."

Lynn noted that the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts have stated over and over again that public schools may not teach religious dogma. While the standards may sound innocuous at first glance, Lynn pointed out that terms like "evidence against evolution" and "critical analysis of evolution" are often used by creationist groups that seek to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools.

What amazes me is that the very people who could care less about the merits of inclusiveness suddenly become its most ardent defenders when that doctrine is applied to the scientific equivalent of sorcery.

Not to content until they too are considered in the League of Backward States, Louisiana moves into the same territory as well.

Update: Andy reports that the Louisiana measure has been defeated.

Posted by Jody at December 13, 2002 11:42 AM

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