For once an article in The Sun has made me very happy. The tide is turning, the forces of atheism and secular humanism are in retreat. The truth is finally being taught in our schools.
The Sun
Can you Adam and Eve it?
By DAVID WOODING
A ROW blew up last night over plans to teach kids the Bible story of creation in SCIENCE lessons.
GCSE pupils will study the Christian fundamentalist belief that God literally made the world in six days.
The strict interpretation of the Bible is totally at odds with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution — and piles of evidence that the Earth is millions of years old.
But it forms part of a new syllabus to be studied by thousands of teenagers learning biology.
GCSE students following courses for exams set by the OCR and Edexcel boards will cover “creationism”.
Schools minister Jacqui Smith has said it is important for pupils to discuss the conflicting theories.
But angry teachers are calling for Christian fundamentalist teachings to be kept out of the laboratory.
Some fear it could spark demands from other religious groups to push their beliefs about creation in science class.
James Williams, science course leader at Sussex University school of education, told the Times Educational Supplement: “This is not science and to legitimise it like this is wrong.”
The Sun
Can you Adam and Eve it?
By DAVID WOODING
A ROW blew up last night over plans to teach kids the Bible story of creation in SCIENCE lessons.
GCSE pupils will study the Christian fundamentalist belief that God literally made the world in six days.
The strict interpretation of the Bible is totally at odds with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution — and piles of evidence that the Earth is millions of years old.
But it forms part of a new syllabus to be studied by thousands of teenagers learning biology.
GCSE students following courses for exams set by the OCR and Edexcel boards will cover “creationism”.
Schools minister Jacqui Smith has said it is important for pupils to discuss the conflicting theories.
But angry teachers are calling for Christian fundamentalist teachings to be kept out of the laboratory.
Some fear it could spark demands from other religious groups to push their beliefs about creation in science class.
James Williams, science course leader at Sussex University school of education, told the Times Educational Supplement: “This is not science and to legitimise it like this is wrong.”
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