Local Professors support evolution

[sparky-4]

A handful of professors at Big Country universities have joined a group denouncing "religious" teaching in public school science classrooms and backing evolution.

The 21st Century Science Coalition started an online petition asking people to sign a statement that reads, "we will not allow politics and ideology to handicap the future of our children with a 19th-century education in their 21st-century."

The website and movement are in response to news State Board of Education is considering new science curriculum standards. The new standards could include teaching the "strengths and weaknesses" of the creationism and intelligent design theories.

Local professor signing the petition include:

* Daniel Brannan, Abilene Christian University
* Thomas Lee, Abilene Christian University
* Mark Ouimette, Hardin-Simmons University
* Richard Schofield, McMurry University
* Joel Brant, McMurry University

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This is funny to me that so called "Christian" universities can't even hire professors who believe the Bible:D

So much for your kid getting a "Christian" education
They send them off to Chapel service where they learn Genesis chapter one and then in the afternoon off to Science where they are taught the absolute opposite.

Thats a smart way to spend $40,000 on a "Christian" education they could have gotten at the Library and watching the Discovery Channel 2 hours a day;)

[800trunkerman]

That says it all. Typical, yet sad. That's all I can say.

[howdy ya'll]

And this from 2 other 'Christian' universities. This amazes me!


www.kwtx.com this is from Waco, home of Baylor!!!

(September 30, 2008)--Scientists from major Texas universities including Baylor and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Central Texas are uniting to oppose efforts to introduce supernatural and religious teaching into public school science courses.

They say any attempts to teach students "weaknesses" in evolution should be blocked.

The newly formed 21st Century Science Coalition announced Tuesday it has 800 scientists in its growing group.

Biology professor David Hillis of the University of Texas at Austin says the coalition plans to spread its message in the coming months as the State Board of Education considers new science curriculum standards.

Some state board members favor teaching weaknesses in evolution, but the scientific group says that wrongly waters down what's been proven in science.

Because Texas is such a huge state, it' ongoing science debate will affect textbooks nationwide.