Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/...lligent-design

Well that's a victory for common sense. To be clear this is for any schools which receive government funding. I guess schools which receive their funding from other sources could do as they wish, which is kind of worrying. Still, this is a good step.

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

Excellent news.

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

Shouldn't the title be 'Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism'? Right now the title implies that the Government is is specifically funding the teaching of Creationism, which it isn't.

Anyways, good news.

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

i assume it can still be taught as a theory along with the other theories of God which have no scientific evidence .

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

No, it can't - you are confusing Religious Studies with Science.

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

Good point, changed.

Re: Governments withdraws funding for Creationism in Science Classes
 

thanks for the clarification Hugh -its a very confusing subject .

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

You have to enjoy how this happened with a minimum of fuss. America have a constitutional separation of church and state and this issue still comes up again and again with court battles and people shouting at each other on TV. Here it's pretty much 'yeah, that makes sense' and everyone moves on.

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

ON average, Americans are a lot more religious than Brits though.

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

there will still be parents who will move there offspring to schools where this theory can be taught ,its not just going to go away .and it still goes on in the privacy of people homes .

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

The privacy of people's home is not a Science class.

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

A refreshing victory for common sense :tu:

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

but its where the seeds are first sown into the minds of the vulnerable .

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

Along with Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism, elitism, dogmatism, laziness, et al.

Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism
 

And a lot more nuttier too. which unfortuantely is part of the problem.