Category Archives: “ID Creationism” bills ’09

A bit of confusion, but all is good

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Brandon Haught

There was a flurry of activity yesterday started by the initial confusion of a Tampa Tribune reporter, but the end result is actually good news. First, I sent out a news release early yesterday morning announcing that the Florida Academy … Continue reading →

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Senate antievolution bill referred to committees

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Brandon Haught

Senator Wise’s antievolution “critical analysis” bill 2396 has now been shipped to two committees for consideration. The committees, committee members, and vote history on last year’s antievolution bills are: Education Pre-K – 12: Chair: Senator Nancy C. Detert (R) — Was not in … Continue reading →

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Orlando Sentinel poll

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Brandon Haught

The Orlando Sentinel education blog, School Zone, has a post up about the “critical analysis” bill. They also created a poll asking readers if intelligent design should be taught. Of course, PZ Myer’s minions have crashed the poll. I hate … Continue reading →

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Press Release: “Critical Analysis” bill

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Brandon Haught

Florida Citizens for Science Press Release: “Critical Analysis” Bill Undermines Florida Science Education Florida Citizens for Science is disappointed that Senator Stephen Wise has chosen to waste the valuable time of his fellow legislators and possibly deepen a school district’s … Continue reading →

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“Critical analysis” bill filed by Wise today

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Brandon Haught

All that bluster about mandating intelligent design creationism was much ado about nothing, I guess. Today, Senator Stephen Wise filed SB 2396: Educational Instruction; Requires that the instructional staff of a  public school teach a thorough presentation and critical analysis … Continue reading →

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Proposal Misses the Mark

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Haught

Our friend Paul Cottle had a piece published in the Florida Times-Union a while ago, but the paper had sliced and diced his work quite a bit. So, I’m posting here Paul’s original submission for your reading pleasure. —————————- Senator … Continue reading →

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Interview on the radio tonight

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Brandon Haught

I just hung up the phone with a reporter from WMNF Radio, Tampa. They will be airing a piece about Senator Wise’s possible intelligent design creationism bill during the 6 p.m. evening news broadcast. You can listen to it streaming … Continue reading →

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More opinions on Wise

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Brandon Haught

Florida Citizens for Science supporter Paul Cottle, who is a professor of physics at Florida State University, wrote a nice piece for the Florida Times-Union about state Senator Wise’s possible intelligent design creationism bill. Wise’s proposal does not represent the … Continue reading →

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