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Florida legislature getting Expelled
Florida Rep. D. Alan Hays, who filed creationism bill (“academic freedom”) HB 1483, has invited his fellow lawmakers out to a movie. Let’s see here … what’s good playing right now that Florida’s legislator’s might like to see. Oh! I … Continue reading
Just cruising for a lawsuit
The St. Petersburg Times has a good post on its education blog about the creationism bills (“academic freedom actâ€) filed in the state senate and house. The main question on the reporter’s mind is: what problem are these bills supposed … Continue reading
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Explore the strengths and weaknesses of Florida’s “Academic Freedom” bill
Here is a guest post/cross post from Panda’s Thumb by Pete Dunkelberg. Pete is a Florida Citizens for Science board member. ———————— By now regular readers of The Panda’s Thumb know that “academic Freedom” bills have been filed in the … Continue reading
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Florida columnist and NY Times see through the BS
Bill Maxwell, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, draws a clear line between personal faith and public education, and admonishes state Sen. Storms for crossing it. With state Sen. Ronda Storms officially joining the debate over the teaching of evolution … Continue reading
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Some reporters are paying attention, and so is the DI
Yup, the folks at the St. Petersburg Times have been scooping up all the information popping up on the blogs about the obvious motivations behind the creationism bills and piecing it together. The more exposure this gets, the better. Religion … Continue reading
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Shooting yourself in the foot … over and over and over
Please pardon the heavy sarcasm. Noooooooo … the “academic freedom act” bills filed recently in the state House and Senate are not about religion at all! They’re about education! Never mind the fact that these bills address evolution and only … Continue reading
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House now has bill
It looks like the state House has a companion creationism bill (“academic freedom act”) to match the state Senate one. It’s HB 1483 filed by D. Allen Hays.
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Drama, drama, drama
The Tampa Tribune has an article about the proposed creationism bill (“academic freedom act”) in the state legislature. There appear to be folks holding down forts on both sides of the fence on this issue. A Senate committee chairman wants … Continue reading
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