"Louisiana is addicted to creationism"

[marmar]

Students, teachers, professors seek to repeal Science Education Act
12:00 AM, May. 15, 2011

Mike Hasten
Gannett Capital Bureau


BATON ROUGE -- High school students, teachers, scientists and college professors are asking the Legislature to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act, which the group says is a misnomer because its goal is to introduce creationism into classrooms.

The act has given Louisiana "an anti-science reputation," said Baton Rouge Magnet High School senior Zach Kopplin, whose efforts to repeal the law are supported by 72 Nobel laureates around the country.

"Louisiana is addicted to creationism," he said, recalling a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that threw out a state law that said creationism could be taught with evolution.

At the urging of Kopplin and the Louisiana Coalition for Science, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, is handling legislation (Senate Bill 70) seeking to repeal the act. She and others said just having the law on the books hurts the state. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110515/NEWS01/105150335

[LA Science]

1. You can learn more here:

www.repealcreationism.com

[Festivito]

2. Welcome to DU. (Oh, and here's how to make a working link.)

www.repealcreationism.com

Normally, no one checks the boxes for emoticons or plain text unless they're putting in actual computer code or trying to display a table of data.

Good luck. You'll find a lot of people who agree with you and a few that will make you wonder what they're doing here. Don't let the latter ones deter you.

Have fun as well.

[Mojeoux]

3. Ha Ha How will they turn on their cars?

The spark to start a car requires controlled carbonization. The same principals used in carbon dating ancient fossils, are used to start a car.

Will they just pray their cars on? If that works, I'll try it!!