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Thank God, and the Courts, for Charles Darwin

Rev. Michael Dowd has a book out, ThankGod for Evolution, and he wrote an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on July 1 (as I understand it — wasn’t in Dallas that day). I don’t vouch … more »

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Thank God, and the Courts, for Charles Darwin — 4 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 2 weeks ago: Rev. Michael Dowd has a book out, ThankGod for Evolution, and he wrote an op-ed in the Dallas Morni … more »

Tags: Biology, Charles Darwin, Creationism, Darwin, Evolution, Public Education, Religion, Science, Separation of Church and State

Creationist group appeals decision on granting degrees — 1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 1 month ago: Texas’s Institute for Creation Research (ICR) is appealing the decision of the Texas Higher Ed … more »

Tags: Creationism, Education, Education quality, Evolution, Higher Education, Texas, War on Education, War on Science, Administrative Law

Vote today: Committee recommends against graduate creationism degrees — 2 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 3 months ago: Good news:  A subcommittee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Committee yesterday voted aga … more »

Tags: Creationism, Science, Education, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, Higher Education, Religion

Evolution Sunday, even in Texas

Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: It was easy to miss it in most Texas churches yesterday, but it was Evolution Sunday. Darwin’ … more »

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, Texas, Charles Darwin, Texas Freedom Network, Religion, Separation of Church and State, Politics

Choose wisdom, choose science: Sandefur savages TEA position against evolution — 1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Must government agencies be “neutral” between science and non-science, between evolution … more »

Tags: intelligent design, Creationism, Evolution, Science, Texas, Textbook Selection, Public Education, Law, Texas Freedom Network

Texas puts off decision on creationism degrees — 3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Reporter Ralph K. M. Haurwitz at the Austin American-Statesman wrote a story at the newspaper’ … more »

Tags: Creationism, Education, Education quality, Higher Education, Religion, Science, Texas, education standards

Houston Chronicle editorial on evolution and biology classes — 4 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: The Houston Chronicle continues its campaign for good education and high education standards, with a … more »

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, State school boards, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, Politics, Voodoo science, Biology, Higher Education

This morning! Texas science standards on radio and internet

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: P. Z. Myers tells us to tune in to a Houston radio station (and he’s in Minnesota, so it must … more »

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, State school boards, TEKS, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, Politics, Religion

Waco Tribune gets it: Science is golden — 5 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: The Waco Tribune offered its editorial support to science, and evolution theory, today. Texas educat … more »

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, Education, TEKS, TAKS, Texas, Textbook Selection, Public Education

Texas Ed Commissioner responds to biologists — 1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: Oh, I got distracted: Robert Scott, Texas Commissioner of Education, responded to the letter signed … more »

Tags: Creationism, Science, TEKS, Texas, Curricula, History, Texas Freedom Network, Politics, Scandals

Texas Citizens for Science: Report on creationist certification

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: To provide a little greater access, below the fold I reproduce the complete report from the Texas Ci … more »

Tags: Creationism, Science, Education, Texas, Science and faith, Education quality, Religion, War on Science, Biography

Texas' face should be creationism red — 5 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: P. Z. Myers at Pharyngula has a couple of posts that shed light on part of the recent creationism er … more »

Tags: Creationism, Science, Law, Texas Freedom Network, Education quality, Rampant stupidity, War on Science, Separation of Church and State, War on Education

Religion as science in Texas: Graduate degrees in creationism? — 20 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: The venerable missionary group known as the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) moved its headquar … more »

Tags: Creationism, Science, Education, Texas, ethics, Texas Freedom Network, Education quality, Rampant stupidity, College

Where to find the Texas biologists' letter

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: Remember the letter that more than 100 Texas Ph.D. biologists sent to the Texas Education Agency a c … more »

Tags: Evolution, State school boards, Biology, Texas, Education, Science, State Board of Education


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