{"id":612,"date":"2008-06-18T17:09:23","date_gmt":"2008-06-18T21:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=612"},"modified":"2008-08-07T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2008-08-07T14:04:11","slug":"why-does-a-louisiana-issue-matter-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=612","title":{"rendered":"Why does a Louisiana issue matter in Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We here in Florida endured a lengthy public debate concerning the teaching of evolution in our public schools. It started with the revision process of the state science standards and then rolled right into the state legislative session. Fortunately, the standards were not meddled with too much, and the bills advocating deceptively-named \u00e2\u20ac\u0153academic freedom\u00e2\u20ac\u009d died. Similar attempts to weaken public science education have popped up elsewhere in the country, finally finding a receptive place to roost in Louisiana. That state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legislature passed a version of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153academic freedom\u00e2\u20ac\u009d bill, and that bill will soon be set before Louisiana\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s governor, Bobby Jindal.<\/p>\n

Florida Citizens for Science (FCS) joins with the Louisiana Coalition for Science <\/a>(LCS) in denouncing this incredibly bad legislation. LCS points out in a letter to the governor that the bill was pushed by a creationist think tank based in Seattle, Washington called the Discovery Institute. This organization has a clear, public track record of pushing countrywide their narrow religious ideology that has no basis in science or sound educational practices. With that in mind, citizens, educators and scientists nationwide are deeply concerned about the potential domino effect started by this organization jamming its foot in the door anywhere in the country. The Discovery Institute is doing nothing more than disrupting science education in an effort to shortcut the stringent scientific process all worthwhile scientific ideas must work through. If such tactics successfully take root in Louisiana, they could then more easily spread elsewhere, including Florida.<\/p>\n

FCS encourages Floridians to make their voices heard. LCS has asked that science and education advocates from coast to coast let Jindal know that signing this bill could have repercussions outside of his state.<\/p>\n

Contact Jindal and let him know that the bill absolutely does not help science education in any way, but rather will cause great harm.<\/p>\n

E-mail: http:\/\/www.gov.la.gov\/index.cfm?md=form&tmp=email_governor<\/a>
\nPhone: 225-342-7015 or 866-366-1121 (Toll Free)
\nFax: 225-342-7099<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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