https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1246 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:42:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1246 Webs: I get your point, but keep this in mind: The fight to keep creationism out of the schools has only barely involved the simple fact that “evolutionary biology” is acceptable and creationism is not. Had there not been a First Amendment Issue there would not have been ACLU legal teams pulling our nuts out of the fire. It would be nice to win on the basis of truth, but so far we have not won anything on that basis (though it has been a factor)Reed: Indeed, which is why I used the phrase “certain things”. … I’m pretty sure I don’t want to advocate for a federal curriculum! But I might advocate for a federal rule that curriculum not violate the first amendment or any other laws of the land. Perhaps this could be snuck in along with an anti-terrorism clause of the NCLB act….

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1245 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:15:04 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1245 There are specific “no federal mandate” clauses in NCLBA. The feds very clearly state that they impose no curriculum quality standards on the states. The feds require state standards and testing, but refuse to write any federal curriculum standards.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1244 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:57:04 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/03/an-anticreationist-strategy/#comment-1244 The only reason I am against this is because it puts us at the same level as IDiots, where the scientific process is bypassed and instead the issue is left to politicians and the courts.

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