Monthly Archives: January 2008

Disgusting

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Brandon Haught

A former St. Petersburg city council member brings Godwin’s Law into the real world as reported in this St. Petersburg Times story. Darwin’s theory of evolution helped fuel the rise of Hitler and contributed to the school-shooting massacre at Columbine, … Continue reading →

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Governor: Hit by the theory bug

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Probably the single greatest public misconception out there when it comes to political and public battles over evolution is that ornery word: theory. Even our governor seems a bit befuddled about the concept, as seen in a short news story … Continue reading →

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Two more resolutions

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Brandon Haught

[this post updated with a third county for a total of six so far] I’ve been doing a methodical search of school district websites for any information that might reveal more school boards issuing anti-evolution resolutions like Taylor, Baker and … Continue reading →

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Framers and writers back to work. 12 counties?!

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The 58 men and women who worked on the original draft of the new Florida science standards are now back at it. They’re going through all the public and professional input that has flooded in over the past few months. … Continue reading →

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Breathtaking inanity

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

I’m embarrassed. Sure, the Taylor County school board was apparently the first to pass a resolution complaining about evolution (previous post here), but they’re not the only one. Two more counties passed resolutions, too: Baker County and Holmes County. The … Continue reading →

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Miramar: the morning after

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

OK, so we got one nasty shocker out of the way last night when the Associated Press clued us in to Taylor County’s anti-evolution resolution. Let’s move on to see what’s in store for us the day after the final … Continue reading →

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Early report on the Miramar meeting

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Brandon Haught

An Associated Press article on tonight’s meeting in Miramar about the new draft of the state science standards is already up on the Florida Times-Union website. The story does not give an overall impression of attendance or how many people … Continue reading →

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All I Want …

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The Florida Citizens for Science “Call to Action” project is still steaming ahead. We need you to get involved by making your voice heard! Don’t sit on the sidelines and watch what’s happening concerning the new draft of the state … Continue reading →

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