Oh, Thank God, Allah, Shiva, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster
A federal district court judge ruled it is unconstitutional to teach intelligent design (ID) in schools.
This means the world is still okay.
But it seems the intelligent design community foiled their own plans.
Judge John Jones III wrote of the ignorance of the board members who proposed intelligent design. He mentioned that these board members didn’t bother to consult scientific authorities, or even their own science faculty, during the process.
The judge wrote:
“In fact, one unfortunate theme in this case is the striking ignorance concerning the concept of ID amongst Board members. Conspicuously, Board members who voted for the curriculum change testified at trial that they had utterly no grasp of ID.”
He also wrote:
“It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and time again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose behind the ID Policy.”
This does not surprise me in any way. Perhaps I should be surprised, but I’m not.
The good news at hand is that religious fundies can’t screw with any more young students. Teachers can no longer read the statement that says neo-Darwinian theory (combining Darwin with Mendel) has no evidence and introduces intelligent design as an explanation of the origin of life. The statement also refers students to the textbook, which was held in the school library, called “Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins.” This is a book that uses seriously out of date material as data and doesn’t even address the age of the earth. Good science, I don’t think so. Fuzzy and icky propaganda, sure.
From Google News:
“In his ruling, Jones agreed with the parents, writing “ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious antecedents.”
To that I say, no shit and amen.
Posted by Melissa on December 20th, 2005 under Bliss
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