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Hawkins, Darwin wrote: > The news media has again distorted and twisted their coverage of this > action. While I am a Christian and truly believe in Creationism, I think > their stance is somewhat, but not totally wrong. I have no objection towards > the teaching of any theories, as long as there is a balance and some are not > excluded. I even study other religions which in a way strengthens my own. > > What the State Board of Education actually did was delete the requirement in > competency testing for including questions on evolution. They have done > nothing with regard to deleting the teaching of evolution from any schools > curriculum, the students just will not be subjected to knowing this subject > in standardized competency tests developed by the state to measure academic > progress. > > Quite a big difference from what has been promulgated by the news media. > > > ---------- > > From: Joao Paulo Carvalho[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 7:49 AM > > Subject: Non PD - True ? > > > > I can'nt believe : > > > > The board of education in Kansas is accused of taking the > > state back 100 years as it votes to drop Darwin's theory of > > evolution from the curriculum. > > > > I suppose that next they will state that the Earth and NOT the Sun is > > the center of ours system... :-) Could we transfer this dead-end discussion to SPARKLE, please. > Michel Margosis