“Freedom is measured by the distance between church and state”
Almost daily I find stories of idiots trying to thwart the science education of young students. Fortunately, here in the United States, the teaching of Creationism has been struck down repeatedly by law. In other countries, however, religious idiots continue to push into the public schools to indoctrinate students to their own brand of foolishness.
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This is wholely and completely embarrassing, and this student needs to be stripped of her credits toward her zoology major. She fails.
According to this report, a group of students gathered to debate the existence of God, with three students taking the atheist position, and three students taking the theistic position. This was a student activity [...]
I found an interesting bit on Ed’s blog: This Explains Sally Kern describing the abysmal results of a survey of high school students in Oklahoma. They were polled on a set of questions drawn from the Naturalization Test that all immigrants are required to pass in order to become citizens.
As noted in this article,
Charles N. [...]
This just makes me sad. I was not raised on Reading Rainbow, but knew about it. After 26 years, the books will be closed.
‘Reading Rainbow’ Reaches Its Final Chapter
The show’s run is ending, Grant explains, because no one — not the station, not PBS, not the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — will put up the [...]
Oh my GAWD! On a friend’s Facebook page, she posted a link to Obama’s speech, as did I. One person commented beneath it:
I think it’s not so much the speaking but the “homework”/assignments that were to go along with it. As a teacher, I have a problem with it. As a parent, I have a [...]
Oh my GAWD! All the nasty rhetoric last week from the Republicans, for this?? The text of Obama’s speech to students, scheduled for tomorrow, has been released. You can (and should) read it here.
I just don’t understand what could POSSIBLY be so fearsome about this speech. He says he’s talked about education before — the [...]
Okay, so apparently the news is chock full of attempts by certain kinds of Christians who just don’t get it. In FFRF intervenes in Michigan school Christmas break dispute we see why it is important for EVERY citizen to keep their eyes and ears open to prevent inappropriate Christian coercion and incursion into areas where [...]
Soooo…. Gov. Crist believes that stuffing a piece of paper into a crack in the wall has protected Florida from storms? What ignorant bullshit. Crist’s wall against hurricanes is in Jerusalem
Could it be divine intervention that’s kept Florida safe from hurricanes since Gov. Charlie Crist took office?
Crist told a group of real estate agents Friday [...]
I love Keith. He’s funny, and usually spot-on.
In last night’s “Worst Person” segment he awarded TX Governor Rick Perry the “Worst Person in the World” for contemplating appointing Cynthia Dunbar to head the Texas State Board of Education. Ms. Dunbar is a certifiable nutcase who, as Keith points out, believes fundamentalists are too liberal, among [...]
Clearly that is the only rational conclusion that can be reached. Alberta passes law allowing parents to pull kids out of class.
Alberta legislators passed legislation early Tuesday that will give parents the option of pulling their children out of class when lessons on sex, religion or sexual orientation are being taught.
What the hell are these [...]
No, wait… “Homosexual PENGUINS Adopt Orphan Chick!” There, that’s more accurate!
Contrary to bigots and idiots who say homosexuality is not natural, not normal, or not right, science has long recognized that homosexuality occurs throughout the animal kingdom. And (once again, contrary to a certain negative breed of religious idiots) humans are animals and we are [...]
One thing we have in abundance in the United States is educational opportunity. Another thing we seem to have in abundance in the United States is a HUGE lack of taking advantage of educational opportunities.
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and other popular shows, is a humanist. Here, he “receives the Outstanding Lifetime [...]
