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Texas House resolution calls for ‘God’ and Ten Commandments in schools
A Republican state lawmaker in Texas has filed a formal resolution calling for Christian religious dogma — including the word “God” and the Ten Commandments — to be used in the state’s public schools. The resolution filed by state Rep. Phil Stephenson (R) on Monday asserts that all schools should…
New Jersey town sends armed police to guard schools
Amid a national debate on how to stop gun massacres in public places, one town in New Jersey began posting armed police at every school on the restart of the academic year Wednesday. The new policy was the town of Marlboro’s response to anguished questions over security in the wake…
Indiana lawmaker plans new attack on evolution
After failing to allow public schools to teach “creation science,” Indiana state Sen. Dennis Kruse (R) plans to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would allow students to question the theory of evolution. “I would call it ‘truth in education’ to make sure that what is being…
Creationism isn’t innocuous
I have to admit, I’m boggled at Kevin Drum’s reaction to the news that nearly half of Americans are young Earth creationists, with the God-guides-evolution people being the second largest group, and the people who actually accept evolutionary theory only making up 15% of the population.* He completely misreads the…
We Must All Unite Against Unity
Arizona just banned ethnic studies classes from their public schools. Now, some might say, “Oh, they didn’t ban all ethnic studies classes from schools, just the ones that promote ethnic solidarity or resentment.” That would be totally cool, except that the bill as passed is so vague that you pretty…
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