Theocracy on the move in Indiana

[cleanhippie]

Indiana's Republican-controlled Senate yesterday passed a bill that would allow for the teaching of creationism in schools. The bill's sponsor, Republican State Senator Dennis Kruse, tells the Indianapolis Star that he knows the Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional back in 1987, but so what? "This is a different Supreme Court," he tells the paper. "This Supreme Court could rule differently."

The Senate minority leader managed to amend the bill so that it mandates teaching theories from several religions, including Scientology, if a school district chooses to add creationism to the curriculum. That might make religion-as-science less attractive for school districts around the state. It's the same kind of strategy that used by the Democratic minority in the Indiana House this week, when they managed to get drug-testing for lawmakers included in a bill to drug-test welfare recipients.

Senator Kruse is also pushing a bill to allow schools to open the day with the Lord's Prayer. As with his creationism bill, he's slipping religion into the classroom under the flag of choice, but that choice only goes so far. The school district gets to decide whether to "require" that creationism be taught. In an interview with the Christian Post, Kruse described the bill's origins:

"Pastors and members of my Sunday School class encouraged me to introduce the bill this year," said Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse, author of SB 89, to CP.

"I have thought about introducing it over the last decade and decided not to do so until this year."

Republicans won control of the state legislature in the 2010 elections, and this year they're moving ahead in a hurry. Indiana, your time is now.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/01/10288354-theocracy-on-the-move-in-indiana

Nothing to see here folks, this is just a small, vocal minority that does not represent all christians. Move along, nothing to see...


Question: Why are my fellow DU'ers continually telling us non-believers that point out these type of things, that this is just a small minority of christians that does not represent all christians?

Yes I know that they do not represent all christians, but they ARE more than a small minority. They have taken over legislatures and control a lot of the government. Why are we being told to ignore them? They are a clear and present danger to every single one of us, and I see no reason why we should not be united in fighting the coming theocracy (unless a theocracy is what you really want).

[chemp]

1. What a wonderful idea

Next he will address sharia law!

[bowens43]

2. Make no mistake, the greatest threat our nation faces is from the true beleivers

While our politicians would never allow a Muslim agenda in our schools , they will bend over backwards to insert christianity into every aspect of our children's education.

Unfortunately, most Americans have abandoned reason in favor of ancient fairy tales.

Look for more of this nonsense just about everywhere

[MarkCharles]

3. Just an isolated case?

On eve of Darwin's birthday, states take steps to limit evolution
Jan 31, 2012 by Kimberly Winston
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS)


On the eve of the 203rd anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday, lawmakers in at least four states are taking steps to hinder the teaching of evolution in public schools, while other bills would do the same without naming evolution outright.

One of the bills, New Hampshire's House Bill 1148, not only singles out evolution, but would require teachers to discuss its proponents' "political and ideological viewpoints and their position on the concept of atheism." It is scheduled for a hearing in early February.

The author of the bill, Republican state Rep. Jerry Bergevin, has linked the teaching of evolution to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and Hitler's atrocities and associates it with atheism.

"I want the full portrait of evolution and the people who came up with the ideas to be presented," Bergevin told the Concord Monitor. "It's a worldview and it's godless. Atheism has been tried in various societies, and they've been pretty criminal domestically and internationally. The Soviet Union, Cuba, the Nazis, China today: They don't respect human rights."

http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-01/eve-darwins-birthday-states-take-steps-limit-evolution

[deacon_sephiroth]

4. yeah! teach the controversy!

And shortly after a law requiring them to teach horse-shit in schools is passed, teacher should respond thusly.

Teacher: "Today class I'm supposed to teach the 'controversy', so for the next few weeks I'll tell you the scientific method and some of the things we've discovered using it and we'll talk about evolution, one of the most predictable, demonstrable, tested, observed, tried and true theories is all of modern science and the only logical and evident explanation for our existence... then I'll take a few minutes to refer you to scientifically illiterate right-wing douche bags and what THEY actually believe... without any evidence or ability to test and demonstrate it."

I should become a teacher...