{"id":1216,"date":"2010-08-13T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T12:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2010-08-13T08:37:23","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T12:37:23","slug":"good-grief-alachua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1216","title":{"rendered":"Good grief, Alachua!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We learned earlier<\/a> that some candidates for various Alachua County school board seats had no problem with teaching creationism in the public schools. However, that article was unclear who exactly thought what. A Gainesville Sun article today<\/a> gives us a much clearer picture. Wow … just wow.<\/p>\n

Bonnie Burgess:
\n“To me, it seems only logical to offer creationism. What’s the point of teaching? It’s to teach our children how to think and we should not be prejudiced to any one thought or idea. We should be able to offer all facts and theories.”<\/p>\n

April Griffin:
\n“I do believe we should teach creationism as part of a well-balanced education that opens their minds to free-thinking.”<\/p>\n

Felicia Moss:
\n“In a well-balanced education, we need to have those things, as well, and leave it up to the parents to expound on it.”<\/p>\n

Rick Nesbitt:
\n“I am absolutely opposed to teaching creationism as science in our schools. Possibly in a philosophy course, that would be fine. I would absolutely safeguard the separation of church and state.”<\/p>\n

David Palpant:
\nCreationism does have a place in public schools. “Explain it in a class that teaches all religions. Teach it all and let them make up their minds. They can make an informed decision if they’re informed.”<\/p>\n

Wayne Gabb:
\nIt could be taught in high schools. “This is something that could be brought up. My job is to present them with all options out there and let them make up their minds.”<\/p>\n

Jodi Wood:
\n“So long as we are teaching the theory of evolution, we should teach the other theory of creationism, too. Evolution is not a fact, it is a theory.”<\/p>\n

Gunnar Paulson:
\n“I’m opposed to teaching creationism in public schools.”<\/p>\n

Jennifer Deachin:
\nShe is opposed to teaching it as science, but in favor of teaching it as part of a religion course. “I think everything should be taught. I’m open to ideas and to presenting information to children, as it is to adults. You should teach everything and they should deduct their own thinking, their own reasoning because, wow, they’re capable of doing that.”<\/p>\n

Carol Oyenarte:
\n“I believe in the separation of church and state.”<\/p>\n

Christopher Smiley:
\nIf it is taught in schools, it should be in a historical context. “They don’t want to see it put alongside the hard-core theories of atheism and theism. They want to see it put alongside evolution.”<\/p>\n

Jancie Vinson (represented by Rev. Milford Griner):
\n“Jancie grew up in the church, but she’s always had a high respect for the separation of church and state. She would not favor teaching creationism. It’s the parents’ responsibility to teach them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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