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By: Dixie Notes » Blog Archive » Oppose Louisiana Senate Bill 733, the Louisiana Science (mis)Education Act.

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:46:52 +0000

[...] the 2004 election), would encourage and protect teachers who teach their religion in our schools. See here for a much longer explanation of why such a bill is a bad idea. The basic idea is that anyone is [...]

By: Oppose Louisiana Senate Bill 733, the Louisiana Science (mis)Education Act.

Oppose Louisiana Senate Bill 733, the Louisiana Science (mis)Education Act. — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:36:48 +0000

[...] teaching of their religion in our schools, but now Louisiana, my state, has gone and done the same idiotic thing Florida did. This is a nakedly obvious attempt to drum up some poll participation from the values voters(see [...]

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:16:53 +0000

Thanks, Kevin. I think I did a good job explaining why it seems like the sponsors of this bill have ulterior motives, and why elected officials need to place the duty to their constituents above their personal beliefs.

Feel free to borrow liberally from my phrasing to pass the message on.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:44:23 +0000

Nice articulation of this critical topic. I’m in Florida and I’m embarrassed, although not surprised, that this bill could pass the state senate.

I’ve offered to sit down and explain to the bill’s authors and my representative why such endeavors are an assault on science and will ultimately manifest as a lack of USA’s competitiveness in science and technology.

We can look back and that the fundamentalist terrorists for their handiwork- the one’s right here in our own state legislature.