TOPEKA — In the face of blistering criticism, the Kansas Board of Education approved its anti-evolution science standards today.
The 6-4 vote this afternoon followed the board’s conservative-moderate split and had been expected for months. This morning, during the board’s public input session, board members faced a litany of complaints from educators, scientists and concerned citizens.
“The standards are bad science… an abuse of the educational system and they advance a particular religious viewpoint,” said Jack Krebs, a science teacher and vice president of Kansas Citizens for Science, a group formed to fight the changes.
The standards cast doubt on evolution and redefine science to allow for non-natural explanations. After nearly a year of debate, a final vote on the standards is set for this afternoon.
I'm embarrassed, sick and very angry right now...
INTELLIGENT DESIGN IS NOT SCIENCE.
It belongs in a comparative religions or mythology class.
