Submitted by Gene Howington, Guest Blogger
Last Thursday, July 21, the Texas Board of Education in an 8-0 unanimous vote opted to keep teaching evolution in high school biology classes using approved scientifically accurate textbook supplements from established mainstream publishers. They did not approve of the creationist-backed supplements from International Databases, LLC. Four times as many people showed up to testify in favor of the scientifically accurate texts as showed up to oppose them.
Although a creationist member of the Board objected to the supplement from textbook publisher Holt McDougal by releasing a list of Holt’s supposed errors involving evolution and common descent, the Board responded by noting that the list had not been signed off on by the Board of Education’s review panel in full. The Board went on to approve the Hold McDougal supplement, but submitted it for review by Commissioner of Education Robert Scott to look at the supposed errors and suggest changes to the Holt McDougal supplement. Local educators and the National Center for Science Education are confident any of Director Scott’s revisions will show the current state of evolutionary biology. In a statement released by the NCSE, NSCE Director Dr. Eugenie Scott praised the Texas Board of Education, saying “These supplements reflect the overwhelming scientific consensus that evolution is the core of modern biology, and is a central and vital concept in any biology class. That these supplements were adopted unanimously reflects a long overdue change in the board. I commend the board for its refusal to politicize science education.” This is squarely a victory in the battle to keep public education educational over the forces that would make public education into religious and/or political indoctrination.
Source: NCSE
~Submitted by Gene Howington, Guest Blogger
kderosa,
As a guest blogger, I did the exact thing Gene did on my first and second guest articles. It is an easy mistake to make and your comments are not only unnecessary, but false. Move on to a real issue.
Gyges,
That is probably a more accurate yet just as lyrically artful way of putting it considering no one I know has internal fusion going on.
Gene,
I thought we were all stardust?
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Oops! That reply was supposed to be from me, Anon. Yours. I was logged in to work on a story and I replied from inside the interface. I did not realize it would appear as if JT were responding.”
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Another guest blogger–I do not recall who, though–did the same thing when guest blogging first began. Therefore, it is an easy error.
Someone needs to put a stop this ‘who’s on first nonsense’.
James in LA,
To quote Moby, “We are all made of stars.” 🙂
I don’t know how people think I “outed” Gene H. First of all, he is related to a family I have known for forty years. A cousin of his is the father of one of my son’s best friends. Second, I did not know his email until a mutual friend provided it. You guys ought to stop smoking whatever you are smoking.
Gene H., Eta Carinae, I just realized. A more profound pro-life statement would be hard to muster.
Thanks, James in LA.
Gene H., my sympathies. In some jurisdictions, it could be called “stalking.”
JT, thanks for the WordPress tip. Some shades need to be drawn from time to time.
I am totally unconcerned about what you think you know, kderosa.
Told you Kdnoid,
Your masters are holding anymore distribution until they drive the price of foil up…You are the only known source….
@Howington,
Here’s all you need to do, just have the part of your brain were Buddha resides, give permission to the part of your brain where GeneH resides. See it’s that easy. I know that you can lie about the IP addresses. I have no doubt that you would since you are lyingabout your varius personas. We are just trying to establish a record here that we can impeach you on later.
rascal didn’t hijack your Buddha id, he didn’t include the green buddha avatar so it clearly wasn’t the real Buddha. You’re the real Buddha. You were just very quick to hide the paper trail your shenanigans produced and banned him on pretense.
As for posting as JT, the ‘accident” is only your story. We know how fast and loose you’ve been playing with the truth lately.
@AY, tinfoil hat.
Gene,
I was like wow….Ok…what is going on….No problem here….Now…Kdanoid….Please quit disrupting this site….I am not the only one saying this….Please….Take your meds…and lay down for a while…
kderosa,
As it was explained to me this blog has a policy respecting posters who wish to post anonymously. I won’t provide anyone’s IP or e-mail publicly in accordance to that policy. Also, I don’t think you realize how dumb that request actually is. I could just ping off of known e-mail servers and give you random IP’s and you’d never know the difference. As far as banning rascal, it was also explained to me that hijacking another user’s screen identity was strictly against policy. If rascal wishes to appeal to JT, he/she/it is free to do so. As to posting as JT, I already explained that was an accident. If that didn’t please you? I am completely unconcerned.
@Howington,
Clearly Prof Turley leaving you the keys to the place while he was on vacation was a mistake. First you ban another poster on some dubious grounds, then you start editing my comments with no notation, and now your posting as Prof Turley. In a few short days, tou’ve managed to disrupt the entire site with your shifting pesonas. You’ve even riled up the unstable Anon. Yours who isn’t exactly helping matters,
I’d like to see the IP addresses that Buddha and GeneH have been posting from. Why don’t you provide them Gene H so we can move on?
Oops! That reply was supposed to be from me, Anon. Yours. I was logged in to work on a story and I replied from inside the interface. I did not realize it would appear as if JT were responding. 🙂
Seems relevant, plus it has good advice.
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OS:
My best wishes for your daughter and your family.