November / December 2007 ARCHIVES:
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
South African high schools may soon teach mandatory evolution theory
In 2008, public and private high schools throughout South Africa will begin teaching evolution. This recent decision has already ignited a tremendous uproar among parents, teachers and religious groups.
source: The Guardian/Thabo Mohlala
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Intelligent Design on trial
The PBS program NOVA brings the historic Dover trial to light in a two-hour documentary, titled "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial".
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Discovery Institutes claims PBS aired false facts
A day after PBS aired a documentary on the court trial that indicted intelligent design as "creationism in disguise", advocates of the theory are crying foul play.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Flying Spaghetti Monster goes to the American Academy of Religion
When religious scholars gathered at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting this weekend, pasta was on the agenda. There to give talks was the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The Creation Museum emerges as a learning institution
Six months after its opening, the controversial Creation Museum has attracted over one quarter of a million visitors. The largest audiences are home-school families and Christian school students, who come to learn the creation-based science that the museum so vividly portrays.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Creationism and the candidates
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee bristled when asked recently if creationism should be taught in public schools. Huckabee is one of 3 candidates who has confessed his disbelief in evolution.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Texas debates intelligent design
In Texas, events surrounding a January 2008 meeting of the State School Board are escalating into a highly charged debate between the pro- and anti-evolution camps lobbying for changes in the state's science curriculum.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
A creationist group my soon offer master's degrees in science
In Texas, the Institute for Creation Research has won initial approval to offer accredited master's degrees in science education.
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