Monthly Archives: March 2008

Just cruising for a lawsuit

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The St. Petersburg Times has a good post on its education blog about the creationism bills (“academic freedom act”) filed in the state senate and house. The main question on the reporter’s mind is: what problem are these bills supposed … Continue reading →

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Explore the strengths and weaknesses of Florida’s “Academic Freedom” bill

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Here is a guest post/cross post from Panda’s Thumb by Pete Dunkelberg. Pete is a Florida Citizens for Science board member. ———————— By now regular readers of The Panda’s Thumb know that “academic Freedom” bills have been filed in the … Continue reading →

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Florida columnist and NY Times see through the BS

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Bill Maxwell, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, draws a clear line between personal faith and public education, and admonishes state Sen. Storms for crossing it. With state Sen. Ronda Storms officially joining the debate over the teaching of evolution … Continue reading →

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Some reporters are paying attention, and so is the DI

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Yup, the folks at the St. Petersburg Times have been scooping up all the information popping up on the blogs about the obvious motivations behind the creationism bills and piecing it together. The more exposure this gets, the better. Religion … Continue reading →

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Heading into the next semester

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Brandon Haught

For those of you who don’t know, I’m taking college courses in my free time with the future objective of becoming a science teacher. It’s a long, slow road I’m traveling, mainly because I have to keep my day job … Continue reading →

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Science makes kids smile? Who knew?

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Let’s take a time out and be positive for a bit. To succeed in this society we live in, we need to have a basic grasp of the science that drives all of our technology and medicine. So, it’s always … Continue reading →

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Shooting yourself in the foot … over and over and over

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Please pardon the heavy sarcasm. Noooooooo … the “academic freedom act” bills filed recently in the state House and Senate are not about religion at all! They’re about education! Never mind the fact that these bills address evolution and only … Continue reading →

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House now has bill

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Brandon Haught

It looks like the state House has a companion creationism bill (“academic freedom act”) to match the state Senate one. It’s HB 1483 filed by D. Allen Hays.

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