UK Government Mandates the Teaching of Evolution As Scientific Fact 783
An anonymous reader writes "A story at the BBC explains how the UK government has put an extra clause into a funding bill to ensure that any new 'free schools' (independent schools run by groups of parents or organizations, but publicly-funded) must teach evolution rather than creationism or potentially lose their funding. 'The new rules state that from 2013, all free schools in England must teach evolution as a 'comprehensive and coherent scientific theory.' The move follows scientists's concerns that free schools run by creationists might avoid teaching evolution. Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, said it was 'delighted.' Sir Paul told BBC News the previous rules on free schools and the teaching of evolution versus creationism had been 'not tight enough.'"
Re:I disagree. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What if.... (Score:5, Funny)
that view makes God a liar, deceiver and prankster..
Oh, so you have read the old testament.
Crazy Brits! What next? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:You shouldn't have to mandate this (Score:5, Funny)
Well, it's all the brits fault to begin with.
You *had* to have your stupid tea tax didn't you? See how silly that sounds now?
Yeah, now look at you. McDonalds on every corner, getting fat and fundamentalist.
Look at what you have wrought.
I could have been a nice, loyal, queen-loving, crooked-teeth-having, meat-pie eating subject, but noooooo you had to be a tough guy.
Thanks England!
Re:good (Score:2, Funny)
The Noahic flood has not been prooven false.
Being an Atheist does not qualify for ling like this or being so ignorant that you obviously don't know anything about flood research.
Hint: google!
Research in the flood myths is a hot topic amoungst archaeologists, andlots of stuff was discovered about it the last decades.