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TOM DAVIES, Associated Press
Updated: Jan 25, 2012 4:13 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would specifically allow the state's public schools to teach creationism in science classes.
The Senate Education Committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to send the proposal to the full Senate.
Committee Chairman Dennis Kruse of Auburn says he sponsored the bill because he believes creationism should be taught among the theories on the development of life. He says the bill would make the teaching of creationism along with evolution an option and not a requirement for school districts.
Purdue University science education professor John Staver told the committee that teaching creationism is clearly unconstitutional and that all the people of Indiana will get from the proposal are legal bills and wasted effort.
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potatoeboy | January 26 2012 2:06pm
@EarlyGaryHot---- I'd like for you to explain to me how Evolution isn't religious indoctrination as well. If your forcing kids to believe something came about do to "unknown events", your infact degrading their religion by preaching your own. There is a difference in teaching evolution and teaching creation BY evolution... which our schools fail to draw the line at. Teaching someone how a bacteria evovolves to become resitant to an antibiotic is acceptable but then turning around and teaching them that this must mean we all came from bacteria which were spontaneously formed when our super hot planet cooled after the Big Bang is atrociously laughable. There is NO proof of that, just theory.
potatoeboy | January 26 2012 1:49pm
People with scientific background like to pull the sheet over creationist's eyes. I have a strong background in everything from physics to evolution... and I still have a strong belief in GOD.
Here is the thing... is evolution true? Absoultely! Things evolve and change, its a genetic process. Its happened forever, and GOD obviously wanted that. Just as @indyreader stated with bacteria that evolve. They do so on accident, and the ones that happen to be reistant just live through the antibiotic and form offspring more like themselves. Its not "smart evolving". Its dumb luck that happens to work to the benefit a species.
But the part that you fake "scientific" folk fail to mention to our public is evolution does not prove creation, only the change in things already created. I don't care how many atoms you throw accross the universe, your not going to spontaneously combust even a bacteria. Go outside and throw dirt until you create a new species, then well talk.
Most of them proudly talk about the Big Bang "theory" (which is just that, a theory, and not the only one in the scientific community). Edwin Hubble actually doubted the theory himself. Its a theory of supernatural occurance which if in fact was true, could not be proved to not have been started by GOD himself. Scientist throw the Big Bang theory around like fact, but in all reality NOTHING is known about it other than its the only thing they can think of.
But back to the article, you cannot justly keep creationism out of the schools. Teaching evolution is nothing more than a religion of those who believe the first organisms started in our univers "just because"... they know no other reasoning. You can't really "prove" either, so if your going to teach one, you should give the kids the option of knowing the real truth of it all, and teach them both. Being politically correct is ruining this country.
If you disagree, please present me proof that an organism can form out of nothing. Like I said, I've got plenty experience in this field... and people in my field need to quit drinking the Darwin potion.
indyreader | January 26 2012 12:55pm
walltscm, we DO see evolution happening today. Here's an example:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14094-bacteria-make-major-evolutionary-shift-in-the-lab.html
Also, every antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria that you hear about in the news - MRSA, VRE, etc. - are all examples of evolution. How specifically do you mean that "evolutionist can not explain DNA"? We're still learning more about genetics every day, sure - but what's your precise expectation of having DNA "explained" to you?
Bengiund | January 26 2012 12:52pm
Just one more thing to make Hoosiers look like backwater uneducated cretins!
walltscm | January 26 2012 12:34pm
I think observational science proves that everything had to come from some sort of intellegent being. Even evolutionist can not explain DNA, or why we do not see this happening today.
indyreader | January 26 2012 11:56am
First, go read the transcript of the Kitzmiller trial at Dover, PA - links can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
Then try to convince me that this utter waste of time has any hope of not being stomped to pieces as clearly unconstitutional.
THEN, try again to convince me that I should even think of believing any Republican when they offer a truce on social issues and promise solemnly to work on jobs, the economy and limiting government.
EarlGrayHot | January 26 2012 9:56am
Creationism is religious indoctrination and is not allowed according to the Constitution. Evolution is science supported by fact. Easy. No one has any right to indocrinate children in public schools supported by public taxes.
valexander | January 26 2012 1:17am
And where does it say in our Constitution evolution is allowed. Our Founding Fathers never meant this, "seprate church and state", means our government can not support (with tax dollars) any one religion. My tax dollars are being spent in the school systems and I think creationism should be taught. Evolution is a fairytale!
nocoltsfan | January 26 2012 12:44am
I hope that this article is a big joke. This state is a big joke. This issue was decided a long time ago. Teaching fairytales and other nonsense like creationism in our public schools is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Don't these pious, idiot lawmakers know that. I am reporting this travesty to the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison Wisconsin. This fight is on.
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