{"id":467,"date":"2008-02-19T10:10:23","date_gmt":"2008-02-19T15:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=467"},"modified":"2008-08-06T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2008-08-06T13:32:54","slug":"getting-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=467","title":{"rendered":"getting there"},"content":{"rendered":"

patricia weeks–my opponents belittle us. on school board. the issues are critical thinking. evolution standard stifles that. double standard. academic freedom. strengths and weaknesses. no religion is classromm. Applause. everyone makes own decision. passionate speaker.<\/p>\n

rev parrot–evolution is basic to science education. evolution is not dogmatic! some are fearful of science, no middle ground. not the christian viewpoint, though. clergy letter project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

patricia weeks–my opponents belittle us. on school board. the issues are critical thinking. evolution standard stifles that. double standard. academic freedom. strengths and weaknesses. no religion is classromm. 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