"The critics say [the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools' curriculum] ignores evolution in favor of creationism and gives credence to dubious assertions that the Constitution is based on the Scriptures, and that "documented research through NASA" backs the biblical account of the sun standing still."

"Some of the claims made in the national council's curriculum are laughable, said Mark A. Chancey, professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, who spent seven weeks studying the syllabus for the freedom network. Mr. Chancey said he found it "riddled with errors" of facts, dates, definitions and incorrect spellings. It cites supposed NASA findings to suggest that the earth stopped twice in its orbit, in support of the literal truth of the biblical text that the sun stood still in Joshua and II Kings."

~ From a July 31st New York Times article (Pay only)

What's disturbing is that they've already managed to get this into the curriculums of over 300 public schools.

Are they going to start teaching douching and showering after sex as acceptable methods of birth control next? Hell, maybe they should go to Snopes and just run down the list of everything marked with a red dot and add that to their curriculum. I mean, they've already started.

They've gone beyond the "well, our theory is science, even though it's not been subject to any sort of scientific review" madness of intelligent design. Now they're into the "my brother's sister-in-law's cousin's mechanic's best friend, who just so happens to work near NASA in Houston, overheard some scientist say that they had discovered a lost day. PUT IT IN THE CURRICULUM, IT MUST BE SCIENCE."

America, the stupid.

-js?!

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-js?!