Creationist pressure groups and Texas State Board of Education members who oppose teaching public school students the sound science behind evolution make, strangely enough, a lot of claims about what scientists think. We’re told that there is a raging controversy among scientists about whether evolution is really supported by strong scientific evidence. We’re told that […]
Survey of Texas University Faculty: Overwhelming Opposition to Watering Down Evolution in School Science Curriculum Statewide Survey Dispels Myth about ‘Controversy’ in Science Community, Reveals Deep Concerns about Student Preparation for College and Future Jobs AUSTIN – A first-time statewide survey shows that science faculty at public and private universities in Texas soundly reject arguments […]
In the wake of the passage of a California constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in that state, the Texas Faith blog from the Dallas Morning News tossed out this question to its group of panelists: Is a compromise between religious liberty and gay civil rights regarding marriage possible – and if not, which of the […]
Texas State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar, R-Richmond, isn’t the only elected official who believes President-elect Barack Obama is a Marxist. A Republican congressman from Georgia, Paul Broun, apparently agrees that, by golly, he just might be a commie. He says a general proposal Sen. Obama made during the campaign to create a civilian force for […]
The firestorm over Texas State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar’s vicious Internet rant against President-elect Barack Obama is growing. Blogs ranging from Daily Kos to the Texas Observer and points in between are calling out Dunbar’s venomous charge (among others) that Obama is a traitor who “truly sympathizes” with enemies out to destroy America. Dunbar […]
