Sentences with phrase «teaching of creationism»

They believed it would foster a Stalinist - style «national curriculum» that would preach liberal values like tolerance and critical thinking, outlaw teaching of creationism, and assert that slavery was actually pretty awful.

They try to force their religious ideas on everyone else through legislation, like trying to force children to pray to the Christian god in school, force the teaching of creationism nonsense in the schools and denying a woman's right to choose.

you'd allow the teaching of creationism and spittle on evolution in public schools.

A Christian primary school has come under fire for its teaching of creationism in a science class.

Much discussion centres on the teaching of creationism as an alternative to evolution in science lessons; however, state - funded faith schools must follow the national curriculum.

The ACLU fights every day against the teaching of Creationism in school's for a valid reason.

This was the essence of the creationism trial in PA several years ago which forbade the teaching of creationism in science classes.

Atheists would do better to spend their time fighting the teaching of Creationism to little kids in school, and that sort of thing.

I'll bet he prays that the US will become a theocracy, execute or oust all unbelievers, murder every gay person, force all women to give up contraceptives and become chattel, and insti t ute the teaching of creationism and intelligent design along with forced prayer in the public schools.

How about the repeated attempts to for the teaching of creationism in school?

The resolution on the agenda concerns the teaching of creationism in Europe's schools, which should «resist presentation of creationist ideas in any discipline other than religion.»

The effort to secure action by state legislatures to require the teaching of creationism as science along with evolutionary theories has already succeeded in two states.

In Texas they have removed Thomas Jefferson from the text books mostly for not being the right kind of religion, and the Texas school board is currently trying to enforce the teaching of creationism in public schools.

The teaching of creationism in nurseries will also be outlawed by the new rules.

It then adds: «The requirement on every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school.»

«The parties recognise that the teaching of creationism is not part of prevailing practice in the English education system, but acknowledge that it is however important that all schools are clear about what is expected in terms of the curriculum which they need to provide.

The parties further recognise that the requirement on every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school.

The Hereford Academy does not have to follow the rule which applies to Free Schools against teaching pseudoscience in any subject, which was brought in to prevent the teaching of creationism.

Rennie: Sure, Eugenie Scott from the National Center for Science and Natural Education, who has done wonderful work for years in trying to make sure that evolution, is taught appropriately in public schools and to try to discourage the teaching of creationism under any of its various guises as a bad scientific alternative to that.

Bill Nye, the nerdy supernova that fostered my childhood love of science, has recently gone viral in a video highly critical of the teaching of creationism to children.

The Texas Board of Education has long promoted the teaching of creationism in schools instead of actual science.

The efforts of some members of the Texas State Board of Education to mandate the teaching of creationism is the latest chapter in the ongoing struggle between science and religion in the US (5 October, p 7).

The efforts of some members of the Texas State Board of Education to mandate the teaching of creationism is the...

Sinner: Bill Haslam The Tennessee governor expressed concerns after he received a bill in March enabling the teaching of creationism in the state's public schools.

The new report, «A Right Wing and a Prayer,» includes a chapter on book censorship but also examines religious conservatives» support for such measures as the teaching of creationism, school vouchers, and parental - rights initiatives.

The Politico article cites anti-creationism crusader Zach Kopplin's research on the teaching of creationism in schools funded by vouchers — without citing his investigation into public charter schools doing the same.

And in the year's only other gubernatorial race, voters in Virginia chose the Democratic candidate, Gerald L. Baliles, over his Republican opponent, Wyatt B. Durrette, who had supported the teaching of creationism in the public schools.

Regarding Chris Rickert's Sunday column, «Drawing a line on vouchers,» there may be legitimate reasons to oppose vouchers, including the teaching of creationism in schools.

There have also been fears that the changes will give too much freedom to faith schools or fundamentalist agendas - for example that they would allow the teaching of Creationism.

Zack Kopplin is a 19 - year - old student at Rice University, and one of the leading American voices against the teaching of creationism in schools.

«When local policies or regulations are put forth that promote the teaching of creationism or intelligent design, the evolutionary biologists have responded in force from across the nation and world.»

In February the South Dakota legislature passed a resolution calling for «balanced teaching of global warming in the public schools of South Dakota», the type of resolution that has urged the teaching of creationism alongside evolution.13 The draft resolution noted there are «a variety of climatological, meteorological [and] astrological» factors that affect the climate.