Christians challenge teaching of evolution
28 June 2008
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http://stuff.co.nz/4599856a7694.html
A Christian group promoting intelligent design theory over evolution has sent teaching material to schools that critics say is religious propaganda and sloppy pseudoscience.
The Education Ministry says the unsanctioned material does not breach the Education Act and there are no plans to ban its distribution.
But officials stress the theory of evolution underpins the science curriculum and schools have a responsibility to teach theories that are subject to accepted scientific scrutiny.
Focus on the Family has sent The Privileged Planet CD and booklet to 400 high schools, asking that they be made available to science teachers and school libraries.
Great Stuff
Focus on the family are right to challenge evolution.
We have the scientific proof that the universe was designed. We reveal 4 scientific experiments 3 of which have been kept hidden for 130 years.
http://stationaryearth.org/?page_id=7
See for yourselves…
Well, this is the only way in if you can’t actually find any evidnce.
The teaching materials (the DVD/booklet combo – ‘The Privileged Planet’) don’t have anything to do with ‘evolution’. I’m curious why stuff (and this article?) calls the group one who is promoting ID “over evolution”??? Seems inflammatory (if not dishonest? given that the DVD doesn’t communicate an “over evolution” view) to me. But then again, having the words ‘intelligent design’ and ‘evolution’ probably give ‘Stuff’ (and this site?) plenty of hits…
On a random note, why have comments from Ken Perrott and Frank Ritchie not been allowed through? (And I realise me saying that risks this comment being withheld!)
-d-
Dale,
Ken is welcome comment, but this is not a place for him to vent his anger, or advertise as he and another have done previously. Who is Frank? No idea sorry.
Thanks admin,
I’ve never seen Ken post anything that was (in my view) worthy of not letting through. He engages robustly, not vindictively; and if he links to an article on his page, it’s not simply ‘advertising’ – it’s probably a relevant post. Mind you, I disagree with him at many points, of course. I was just inquiring as the the reasons why his comments had been held in the past.
Frank (blogger name ‘servant’) is a blogger friend of mine (http://fritchie.wordpress.com) who had mentioned a comment or two that didn’t make it through (possibly because it disagreed with the view of the post?)…
Not at all Dale. We let many opposing viewpoints be presented here. Ken’s latter few comments were rejected however due to content.
I will look for Frank’s comments.
Frank has at least one comment on here:
http://christiannews.co.nz/2008/calling-all-atheists/#comment-2377
Cheers admin,
I’m not trying to police your site or anything – just a) asking and b) stating that I’ve not seen Ken comment in a way that (to me) warrants it being rejeted.
As for Frank, I think it was just one of his comments that didn’t come through…
Cheers for checking,
-d-
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