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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThird attempted repeal of the “Louisiana Science Education Act”
In 2008, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law. This Orwellian-named bit of legislation was an outrageous attempt to allow creationism to be taught in schools. Jindal has essentially admitted as much.
Outrageous, yes. Damaging to the state, yes. Unconstitutional, absolutely. But it passed.
Since then, Zack Kopplin (a 19-year-old Rice University student) has been fighting to get it repealed. Hes had a lot of help: Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson (D-New Orleans), 78 Nobel laureates, the city council of New Orleans, and Slate magazine. And many more, including me (many many many times). Even the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute thinks its a terrible law. Because it is.
Outrageous, yes. Damaging to the state, yes. Unconstitutional, absolutely. But it passed.
Since then, Zack Kopplin (a 19-year-old Rice University student) has been fighting to get it repealed. Hes had a lot of help: Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson (D-New Orleans), 78 Nobel laureates, the city council of New Orleans, and Slate magazine. And many more, including me (many many many times). Even the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute thinks its a terrible law. Because it is.
Why one legislator voted against the repeal:
Sen. Elbert Guillory, D-Opelousas, said he had reservations with repealing the act after a spiritual healer correctly diagnosed a specific medical ailment he had. He said he thought repealing the act could "lock the door on being able to view ideas from many places, concepts from many cultures."
Yet if I closed my mind when I saw this manin the dust, throwing some bones on the ground, semi-clothedif I had closed him off and just said, That's not science. I'm not going to see this doctor, I would have shut off a very good experience for myself, Guillory said.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/05/louisiana_and_creationism_law_allowing_religion_to_be_taught_in_school_survives.html
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Third attempted repeal of the “Louisiana Science Education Act” (Original Post)
liberal N proud
May 2013
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What the what? What was the ailment? And how does he know the diagnosis was correct?
Brickbat
May 2013
#2
Where did the Holy Man park his Pterodactyl and how much did charge for the diagnosis?
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2013
#5
lastlib
(23,233 posts)1. so now we should admit witch doctors and voodoo to medical practice??
How you they get so far in life being so stoopid??
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)2. What the what? What was the ailment? And how does he know the diagnosis was correct?
And what kind of treatment did he get for it?
Solly Mack
(90,767 posts)3. Ouch.
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)4. How does...
"repealing the act could 'lock the door on being able to view ideas from many places, concepts from many cultures'"? You can still believe in all the BS you want, Senator Guillory. Just don't inflict it on the kids.
Anyway, this sh1t isn't even part of creationism, AFAIK.
What a maroon.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)5. Where did the Holy Man park his Pterodactyl and how much did charge for the diagnosis?