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In an effort to make things a bit easier here are some links to use so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":570,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=570","url_meta":{"origin":516,"position":1},"title":"Asking for prayers … but it’s not about religion","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 30, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The deceptively named \"academic freedom\" bills' sponsors have gone to great lengths to claim the bills have nothing to do with religion. But who out there is supporting these bills and wants to see them pass? The Florida Baptist Witness, of course. 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Our post tracking both the Senate and House bills is here. The Florida Senate Judiciary committee will consider SB2692, the creationism bill (so-called \"academic freedom\"): On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04\/08\/08, 10:45 am, 110-S I've been calling the committee members. Have you?","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":550,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=550","url_meta":{"origin":516,"position":4},"title":"A brand new twist","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 17, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"(Update: The Gradebook blog has a better explanation of what is going on. Essentially, this is a proposed amendment that's not likely to get any traction.) ALERT: The deceptively-named \"academic freedom\" bill in the Senate has taken one hell of a new twist. It's been amended in a big way.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08"","block_context":{"text":"\"Academic Freedom\" bills '08","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":533,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=533","url_meta":{"origin":516,"position":5},"title":"Bad news … again","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"April 8, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"In a move that\u00c2\u00a0now sends the deceptively named \"academic freedom\" bill to the Florida Senate floor, the Senate judiciary committee voted 6-3 to approve it. It looks like some Democrats can see the potential (almost guaranteed) lawsuit pitfalls to come, but the bill marches on nonetheless. 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