{"id":2106,"date":"2014-04-19T08:22:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T12:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2014-06-22T17:02:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T21:02:25","slug":"going-ape-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"Going Ape in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"

A story about me and my new book was published in the Daytona Beach News Journal today<\/a>. The piece also features quotes from Florida Citizens for Science president Jonathan Smith and Florida Family Policy Council president John Stemberger.<\/p>\n

John Stemberger, president of the Orlando-based Florida Family Policy Council, said he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want teachers to skip the theory, but he wants them to point out its weaknesses, including the lack of fossils that show the arch of evolution. Teachers also should balance evolution with other theories, like intelligent design or the idea that an asteroid brought life to earth, he said.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our position is that evolution is a leading scientific theory, but it is a flawed theory and it should be taught with a critical analysis,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Stemberger said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I try to emphasize that even though I have a strong opinion about the controversy, the book is neutral.<\/p>\n

He said he feels it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crucial for teachers to cover evolution, but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect him to chronicle the history of Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s science instruction from that point of view.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was very, very careful to tell the story from a neutral standpoint,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Haught said.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My book is about history, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also about the present,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Haught said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very important for folks to get a feel for how it happened. This war is not over and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not going to be over for many years to come.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A story about me and my new book was published in the Daytona Beach News Journal today. The piece also features quotes from Florida Citizens for Science president Jonathan Smith and Florida Family Policy Council president John Stemberger. 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The chemistry class I'm taking now is kicking my butt. I hope to have some thoughts on the movie situation up here tonight. In the meantime: Herald Tribune. I'm not buying what Mr. Luskin is selling. Stein and John Stemberger, president of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Creationism Bills"","block_context":{"text":"Creationism Bills","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":500,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=500","url_meta":{"origin":2106,"position":1},"title":"Sunshine Law violation?","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"March 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Is the movie being screened just for state legislators in any way a violation of Florida's Sunshine Law? Florida has strict laws governing public records and public meetings. Any meeting of lawmakers must be properly advertised and must be open to the public. 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