They’ve voted to allow creationism to be taught next to evolution in the classroom…
An Indiana Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow creationism to be taught in Indiana’s public schools.
The Times of Munster reported that the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to send the legislation to the full Senate despite pleas from scientists and religious leaders to keep religion out of science classrooms.
The bill allows schools to authorize “the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life” and specifically mentions “creation science” as one such theory. Creationism is the belief that the Earth and its creatures were created by a deity.
Purdue University professor of chemistry John Staver told the panel evolution is the only theory of life’s origins that relies on scientific investigations. He says creationism “is unquestionably a statement of a specific religion.”
As Professor Farnsworth said it best in Futurama:
It would be acceptable to teach about the subject of “creationism” in a religious history and/or theory class, along with, I suppose, islamic and hindu creation mythology, but obviously creationism isn’t science, and science courses are for teaching… you know… SCIENCE.
Pretty much… If they want creationism taught in the classroom why don’t we start teaching evolution from the pulpit.
best line ever, applies so well to all facepalm, general ignorance moments
And one of the unfortunate things is, there are plenty of christians who DO believe evolution is correct, and see no conflict with their religious beliefs. But it’s the stupidest and loudest of the creationism camp who usually get the most attention, and who are trying to legislate their particular strain of stupidity.