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14th October 2007, 03:00 PM
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I hope that one day Natural Selection will not be a swear word in the public schools in Florida or the other states where evolution cannot be taught.
I am trying to set up a poll here where you can vote yes evolution should be taught in the public schools and no evolution should not be taught in the public schools and I don't know if it should be or shouldn't be.
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14th October 2007, 03:05 PM
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Reps: 36,217,039 (power: 36,228) | | Originally Posted by DoubtingThomas29  I hope that one day Natural Selection will not be a swear word in the public schools in Florida or the other states where evolution cannot be taught.
I am trying to set up a poll here where you can vote yes evolution should be taught in the public schools and no evolution should not be taught in the public schools and I don't know if it should be or shouldn't be.
What are your thoughts?
I think you don't actually know the teaching status of evolution in any particular state. Certainly we should combat opposition to its teaching wherever we encounter it, but I know of no government entity of any size or scope - much less an entire state - that has officially banned it from public schools.
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14th October 2007, 03:56 PM
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Reps: 70,872 (power: 84) | | Originally Posted by DoubtingThomas29 I hope that one day Natural Selection will not be a swear word in the public schools in Florida or the other states where evolution cannot be taught.
Er...evolution is taught in Florida and all other states. It is not currently rejected by any state board of education, and I know of no districts that currently do not have it as part of their curriculum.
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14th October 2007, 03:57 PM
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14th October 2007, 04:00 PM
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