http://ncse.com/news/2011/02/antievolution-legislation-tennessee-006485
What ever happened to freedom from religion and state? It's pretty clear that this is a religiously motivated act, considering that science universally accepts evolution as the best (and only) reasonable theory.
So basically all the things a republican disagrees with for who knows what reason. I have a slightly better, more cutting edge idea for these states (kansas I'm looking in your direction): Why don't we teach science in science class and stop with this nonsense? I keep referring to America as regressive and this is why.The bill, if enacted, would require state and local educational authorities to "assist teachers to find effective ways to present the science curriculum as it addresses scientific controversies" and permit teachers to "help students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught." The only examples provided of "controversial" theories are "biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning."
Yes, it's a theory and no it's not a fact. However, that is a gross abuse of the term theory by people who clearly don't even understand how this shit works. Speaking of gross abuse, they actually considered a bill that would allow the suspension or dismissal of a teacher teaching science in a science class? If a science teacher calls evolution fact they are wrong and that's something not to be happy about but in this case I think they mean they want the power of this theory to be undermined by misusing the word theory to make it appear as if it's some arm waving hypothesis.The sole sponsor of HB 368 is Bill Dunn (R-District 16), who, according to Project Vote Smart, answered yes to the question “Should Tennessee require its public schools to teach evolution as theory rather than scientific fact?” in 1996 — the same year in which the Tennessee legislature considered a bill (SB 3229/HB 2972) that would have provided for the suspension or dismissal of any teacher or administrator who taught evolution as a fact rather than a theory.
What ever happened to freedom from religion and state? It's pretty clear that this is a religiously motivated act, considering that science universally accepts evolution as the best (and only) reasonable theory.