More unnecessary controversy
An Atlanta judge has ruled that stickers placed on science textbooks that say "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered." The judge decided that it violated the separation of church and state by saying that evolution was a theory. The judge elaborated by saying, "Due to the manner in which the sticker refers to evolution as a theory, the sticker also has the effect of undermining evolution education to the benefit of those Cobb County citizens who would prefer that students maintain their religious beliefs regarding the origin of life."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't evolution called "The Theory of Evolution" for a reason? Evolution has been referred to as a theory since it was first proposed, and yet this guy has a problem with it being called just that in a textbook? I'm not even coming at this from a religious standpoint; the fact is evolution is a theory. For this judge to claim a violation of the constitution was made by the school stated a widely accepted explanation is judicial activism at its worst.
4 comments:
what's the problem with learning about evolution? there's nothing wrong with learning and thinking through a theory (alliteration!) even if you don't believe it at all. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf.
besides, if your faith is so weak that a bio unit in school makes you stop believing then... maybe there's a bigger problem to address.
yes, i agree with all of that, but I still don't see why they can't put the sticker on their anyway.
yeah. whatever, people are dumb and it shouldn't even be an issue and i can't believe that the judges in cobb county have nothing better to do than make decisions regarding stickers that state the obvious. errg fferrg.
if the textbook explicably states that evolution is a theory, why is there a need for a sticker? should we start putting stickers on everything that might (MIGHT) question the christian view of life? maybe we should start banning harry potter books, because they promote witchcraft.
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