Texas Law Changing, No Challenge of Darwin in Schools

Over the last couple of decades the strengths and weaknesses of theories about earth's origin have been allowed to be discussed. Whether they were or not is another discussion all together. I'd venture to say most textbooks do not go into any discussion of other theories, except to say they exist.

Doesn't this really limit the scientific exploration and discovery of a generation to bind their minds in this way? Darwin's theory is very offensive to those of us who believe God created the world. And it should be very offensive to those of African descent, as Darwin contended that blacks were not as evolved as whites. How a theory that promotes racist ideology is allowed to be taught in schools is beyond me. To leave out this weakness, the falicies, and the falsified studies that supported Darwin theory in order to achieve political agendas, is to deceive a generation.

The idea of not allowing any theories to be explored other than Darwin in Texas public schools gives me a headache. I support the teaching of this as a theory, not a fact, and as a theory other theories should be put forth for consideration. This is exponentially important due to the fact the fact that a growing number of scientists now dispute the Big Bang Theory, age of the earth, and explanations for many of earth's geographic formations. I think it is a disservice to the taxpayers who pay for education to teach children something that has in years of study not been able to find any further evidence to validate it. Certainly, we don't see any evidence of macroevolution going on today.

I knew the text books were dumbing down, but for our Board of Education to support this measure means we are have a dumbed down Texas BOE and we will have a dumbed down society that isn't able to ask questions. I do believe this form of education is called indoctrination.

Call your Texas Board of Education members, call all of them and let them know you want children to be able to ask questions about Darwin and be able to learn the strengths and weaknesses of this theory and others.

This is not about religion, it's about science, and science should not exclude searching for evidence of intelligent design. It certainly appears from what we have learned since Darwin's time that the world is more highly organized than we were lead to believe by Darwin's theory.

These State Board members voted FOR the "strengths and weaknesses":Barbara Cargill (Republican)Cynthia Dunbar (Republican)Terri Leo (Republican)David Bradley (Republican)Ken Mercer (Republican)Gail Lowe (Republican)Don McLeroy (Republican)These State Board members voted AGAINST the "strengths and weaknesses":Bob Craig (Republican)Pat Hardy (Republican)Tincy Miller (Republican)Rick Agosto (Democrat)Lawrence Allen (Democrat)Mavis Knight (Democrat)Mary Helen Berlanga (Democrat)(Rene Nunez [Democrat] was not present for the vote.)

Contact information for all SBOE members available at: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/members.html

Write them now and let them know that you think other theories should be presented in public schools instead of having the wholesale unquestioning of Darwinism in public schools. I challenge the members who voted against allowing other theories to be represented to prove to the public that Darwin's theory is fact, and until they can do so they have no right to restrict the presentation of other theories and their strengths and weaknesses.