RE: [asa] Yes -- the YECs are still winning

" Pouring more money into the status quo of evolution-based science education isn't the answer. Teaching the truth is.""

Who can argue against teaching the truth? No one. The interesting thing is what they think the truth is- and what lies are (lies like the universe being billions of years old and that humans evolved from an apelike creatures).

But even the ASA doesn't have a position against YEC, so maybe it is true? ;-)

...Bernie

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of gmurphy10@neo.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:31 AM
To: AmericanScientificAffiliation; John Burgeson (ASA member)
Subject: Re: [asa] Yes -- the YECs are still winning

Burgy -

OK, then do something about it. Write a succinct letter to the editor
pointing out why this is baloney. Among other things it might be noted that the countries that are way ahead of us
in science ed teach evolution without any of the qualifications and doubts that have been foisted on US teachers.

Shalom,
George

---- "John Burgeson (ASA member)" <hossradbourne@gmail.com> wrote:
> I get some folks riled up here when I infrequently observe that the
> YECs "are winning."
>
> Here is the latest battle in which they have prevailed. Getting even a
> mention in US News would have been a minor victory. Getting to write
> an article for them a major one.
>
> "While state legislatures haggle over the words science, theory, and
> weaknesses, American schoolchildren continue to rank poorly in science
> education among the nations of the world. Pouring more money into the
> status quo of evolution-based science education isn't the answer.
> Teaching the truth is."
>
> -- Henry Morris III, a prominent evolution denier and CEO of the
> Institute for Creation Research in Dallas, writing (without a trace of
> irony) in an essay for U.S. News and World Report.
>
> --
> Burgy
>
> www.burgy.50megs.com
>
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