Evolution or "clerical error"

The omission is inadvertent, said Katherine McLane, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, which administers the grants. “There is no explanation for it being left off the list,” Ms. McLane said. “It has always been an eligible major.”

Another spokeswoman, Samara Yudof, said evolutionary biology would be restored to the list, but as of last night it was still missing.


Well I assure plenty of people will get it restored. Hopefully a clerical error. If not, not terribly suprising what some folks try to pull off. On this issue the Republican Religious right has led the party into very shallow water. George Will is one of the few Republicans that actually speaks up about this and basically says it is stupidity for the Republican party to have anything like this and has also said it is absolute stupidity to have creationsism in a SCIENCE classroom. So the party is not all nutty.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Yeah, teaching creationism as a science is basically like teaching science as a religion. You can't mix the two. How can you prove that God exists? Do we have any tangible, concrete, observable evidence that God exists? H e l l no (no pun intended)! I'm all for religion, but there is no way that you can prove or disprove it exists as a fact. It is a spiritual belief, and that is what it needs to be taught as. Also, evolutionary biology is a very important aspect of science. Just what are the people in Congress trying to prove? Americans need to give the people in Congress/White House a wake up call, not just on this issue, but many, many others as well. They are over-steeping their boundaries and ignoring the U.S. Constitution in numerous different issues. It is getting scary...they have too much power.

Has anyone else heard anything else on the situation?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Yeah, teaching creationism as a science is basically like teaching science as a religion. You can't mix the two. How can you prove that God exists? Do we have any tangible, concrete, observable evidence that God exists? H e l l no (no pun intended)! I'm all for religion, but there is no way that you can prove or disprove it exists as a fact. It is a spiritual belief, and that is what it needs to be taught as. Also, evolutionary biology is a very important aspect of science. Just what are the people in Congress trying to prove? Americans need to give the people in Congress/White House a wake up call, not just on this issue, but many, many others as well. They are over-steeping their boundaries and ignoring the U.S. Constitution in numerous different issues. It is getting scary...they have too much power.

Has anyone else heard anything else on the situation?

KY,
I haven't heard much on this...seems buried somewhere.
There is a big break through happening today.
In a "nut shell", a virus has been attached to certain melanomas (skin cancer) so that the body's immune system can identify and attack the invader. This means that chemo, radiation, surgery,and other strategies are no longer neccessary. This scientist has worked for thirty years to find this.
I hope he receives the Nobel for his efforts.
This gives me hope that scientists, unconstrained by "religious agendas" will help many.
Today's finding has huge implications.
True quests are undeterred by power. The "finding" deminishes the power.
Therein, many gain.
DTS