Post by pavel on Feb 10, 2016 21:03:47 GMT -6
A Mississippi lawmaker wants to strengthen a public school teacher’s ability to express beliefs that challenge climate change and evolution, among other subjects.
Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, said a constituent told him a teacher had been questioned after bringing up the theory of creationism, or the religious belief that the universe originated from acts of divine creation.
“I just don’t want my teachers punished in any form or fashion for bringing creationism into the debate. Lots of us believe in creationism,” Formby, the chairman of the House Revenue and Expenditure committee, said. “To say that creationism as a theory is any less valuable than any other theory that nobody can scientifically prove I just think is being close-minded.”
Current state law says that school board officials and administrators are prohibited from disallowing teachers from discussing and answering questions from students about the origins of life.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/02/10/bill-would-allow-teachers-promote-creationism/80084338/
Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, said a constituent told him a teacher had been questioned after bringing up the theory of creationism, or the religious belief that the universe originated from acts of divine creation.
“I just don’t want my teachers punished in any form or fashion for bringing creationism into the debate. Lots of us believe in creationism,” Formby, the chairman of the House Revenue and Expenditure committee, said. “To say that creationism as a theory is any less valuable than any other theory that nobody can scientifically prove I just think is being close-minded.”
Current state law says that school board officials and administrators are prohibited from disallowing teachers from discussing and answering questions from students about the origins of life.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/02/10/bill-would-allow-teachers-promote-creationism/80084338/