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...concern for religious sensibilities rather than a dedication to scientific truth." Two weeks ago the Texas board of education repealed the controversial measure. Said American Way Coordinator Michael Hudson: "This is going to free publishers to write about science accurately, unhampered by religious dogma. It undoes ten years of creationist influence on textbook content, and it will spill over into every state...
...scholastic success of Christian schools [Jan. 10], while admirable, is due more to their strict discipline than to their religious orientation. Rather than allow children to be brainwashed by the creationist teachings of fundamentalists, we should attack permissiveness in our public schools and restore that system to what it should be: secular but quality education...
Opponents of creationist science are under no illusion that they can relax. Last week at its annual meeting, the American Association for the Advancement of Science announced that it would become a co-plaintiff in the Louisiana case. Meanwhile, Arkansas will probably appeal the Overton decision. And after the ruling, Mississippi and Georgia legislators renewed efforts to pass their own "balanced treatment" acts; 18 states have or are considering such laws. The original sponsor of the Arkansas bill, State Senator James L. Hoisted, insisted that he was pleased, despite Judge Overton's decision. "It's just starting...
...Overton did not think that questions about Darwin's theory strengthened the creationist claim that their theory should be taught as a science. Under the law, for example, schools were directed to provide students with the evidence for the sudden creation of the universe out of nothing. Overton found that concept wholly religious. Perhaps mindful of a poll showing that 76% of the U.S. public favors the teaching of both theories, the judge was careful not to "criticize or discredit any person's testimony based on his or her religious beliefs." But, he noted, no group...
...Creationists were disappointed but undaunted. Many had conceded the outcome in advance, contending that Overton made up his mind before the testimony began. Moral Majority Leader Jerry Falwell charged that Arkansas Attorney General Steve Clark "doomed" his case by snubbing Fundamentalist scientific and legal experts who specialize in this issue. Creationist strategists even coaxed one of Clark's scientific witnesses into leaving town before he was scheduled to testify, rather than join a lost cause...