Creationism Not Extinct in Texas
Bruce Tomaso, in The Dallas Morning News Religion blog, reports that the Texas State Board of Education is considering new science curriculum standards. Scientists from Texas universities are in favor of a proposal by an academic workgroup to eliminate language calling for the teaching students the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories. The scientists claim that talking of "weaknesses" is being used as an excuse to introduce creationism into the science curriculum.
The root problem is not the language in the curriculum standards. It's not the teaching of strengths and weaknesses of scientific theory -- that's what science is all about. The root problem is that Texas has a creationist, Don McLeroy, as chairman of the State Board of Education (and a creationist, Terri Leo, as chair of the instruction committee). It's like putting witch doctors in charge of the Texas Medical Board.
Guns for Kids
The Dallas Morning News, not content with just one Pavlovian conservative, Mark Davis, in its stable of local op-ed columnists, adds a new regular column by Trey Garrison. Today, Garrison descends into self-parody with a piece titled, "Buying my 5-year-old her first gun."
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YOu might know that "Don't Tread on Me" tough guy Garrison would have a home arsenal, which he itemjizes in this ridiculous column (a recoilless rifle?). This clown has some kinda inadequacy issue, I'll tell ya.
I like to imagine Trey Garrison field dressing a moose in the front yard of his Plano home.
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