Sunday, April 30, 2017

Another Anti-Science Bill Surfaces In Oklahoma

Oklahoma legislators are considering a bill that would undermine sound science education in public schools. Senate Bill 393, which has passed the state Senate and will soon face a vote on the floor of the state House of Representatives, would encourage public school teachers to teach “scientific controversies.” That may seem innocuous enough. But here’s the catch: there is no scientific controversy surrounding the issues this bill is targeting. “Teach the controversy” is actually code for undermining the scientifically-sound theory of evolution with religious concepts like intelligent design and creationism....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/another-anti-science-bill-surfaces-in-oklahoma


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