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New Jersey Gov. Christie: Let schools teach creationism
New Jersey Gov. Christie (R) dodged questions over the teaching of creationism in schools at a press conference Thursday morning, claiming that school districts should be able to decide for themselves. “Evolution is required teaching,” Christie said. “If there’s a certain school district that also wants to teach creationism, that’s…
Sneering creationists
In a way, we all knew this day was coming: Yes, you saw right. That’s an attack ad on a Republican politician based around his supposedly repugnant grasp on reality. (Hat tip.) Better yet, it’s a smug attack ad. The sneering attitude towards the theory of evolution is offensive because…
Home schooling non-fundies suckered by lousy textbooks
My first question upon reading about how non-nutbar home schoolers are having trouble getting decent science books for their kids is this: Why are you giving a single dime to the Christian right? How could you not know that when you buy a science textbook from a “Christian” publisher, it’s…
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