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11/25/08
Creationism v science...a school on report
Anna Patty, in the Sydney Morning Herald, reports that the state school registration and curriculum authority has investigated the teaching of creation theory in science classes at a Christian school.
The Board of Studies responded to a complaint about Pacific Hills Christian School in Dural, Australia.
The board referred the complaint to Christian Schools Australia, asking it to investigate.
The head of Christian Schools Australia, Stephen O'Doherty, said his organisation had found no reason for Pacific Christian School to lose its registration. "The whole thing is a complete furphy," he said. The school did not teach intelligent design or "creationism" - creation as scientific theory. He said the school had met the Board of Studies syllabus requirements in teaching evolution theory as science.
Interesting that a Christian school gets in trouble for alledgedly teaching ID.
Atheist Philosopher Bradley Monton Defends Intelligent Design Theory
Peter Williams' ID.Plus blog reports on Bradley Monton's position on ID. Bradley Monton is a philosopher of science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has specialised in the philosophy of physics and the anthropic fine tuning argument. Prof. Monton thinks that Intelligent Design theory is science, and that its arguments have some force, although he is more impressed with ID arguments in physics than in biology. He is also an atheist.
Monton recently took part in a series of audio interviews with Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute Centre for Science.
11/19/08
It's not religion; it's sound, skeptical science
Charles Garner, chemistry professor at Baylor University, is a guest columnist in the Waco Tribune-Herald.
He addresses worldviews. The other side usually cries foul, and uses the science - religion dichotomy when speaking on education issues.
Read the full opinion HERE.
11/09/08
Audio of Wilson - Hitchens Debate
Below is a link to the Douglas Wilson - Christopher Hitchens debate at Westminster Theological Seminary made available on October 30th. The debate is the 12th item down on the audio list.
11/08/08
One in three teachers says teach creationism/ID alongside evolution in the UK
Martin Beckford, in the London Telegraph, reports that the poll also disclosed that pupils in almost a third of schools already learn about the controversial divine explanation of the universe, with even science teachers thinking it has a place in classrooms.
Almost all of those questioned by Teachers TV, a satellite television channel, agreed that children with strong religious beliefs would feel excluded from science lessons if their views were ignored.
The findings support the views of the Rev Professor Michael Reiss, who lost his job as director of education at the Royal Society, Britain's prestigious scientific academy, after calling for creationism to be included in school science lessons.
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