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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIdaho Republicans Propose Making Bible Official Text For Science Classes
Sadly, not The Onion.
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/06/idaho-republicans-propose-teaching-bible-science-law-classes/
Their latest brain fart comes to us courtesy of the Idaho Republican Party.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Idaho County Central Committee encourages the Idaho legislature to draft and support a bill stating that the Bible is expressly permitted to be used in Idaho public schools for reference purposes to further the study of literature, comparative religion, English and foreign languages, U.S. and world history, comparative government, law, philosophy, ethics, astronomy, biology, geology, world geography, archaeology, music, sociology, and other topics of study where an understanding of the Bible may be useful or relevant;
Now, I have no problem with the bible being discussed in literature classes and it has certainly had an effect on history. However, using it as a text in an astronomy, biology or geology class is ludicrous. The earth is more than 6000 years old. It took more than a week to form. And God didnt create 200,000,000,000 galaxies containing an average of 200,000,000,000 stars each, in an afternoon, despite what Genesis claims. Oh, and contrary to their hallucinations, evolution is a proven fact. Not only do we have fossil records, it has been observed in real-time. For a more in-depth analysis of Creationist claims, click here.
So, along with Louisiana, they can forget about sending any of their graduates to college.
riversedge
(70,483 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Mormon country is southeast Idaho.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)Have a 'Seminary' building nearby for Mormon students to engage in religious studies during school hours.
brewens
(13,682 posts)Spirochete
(5,264 posts)they should be required to verify their educational level, by parting the Red Sea, and turning water into wine, etc. Otherwise, they know too little about science, and are therefore unqualified, and need to go.
madokie
(51,076 posts)of why I don't believe a word in that fictional book
I get tickled at the people who I know that claim to be Christian that don't live like they're Christian and when I ask them about that they always say O I believe in God.
Hedging their bets I guess
IDemo
(16,926 posts)I'm curious - did Jesus speak with more of a New England or Southern accent?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)like "Thee-at kee-at is too fee-at." And he always said 'pop'.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Panich52
(5,829 posts)Way past time for Dover ruling and trial transcript to be required reading for all elected officials, esp school board members.
Oh, and add a calendar so they can be aware of the fact we're in the 21st century.
And a copy of both the US Constitution and the Treaty of Tripoli so they'll be clued in on the fact this is not a Christian country.
And most importantly, a copy of their OWN STATE CONSTITUTION, Article IX: http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/stcon/articl09.htm
gollygee
(22,336 posts)or get into real universities? People expect people they hire to have some basic knowledge.