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July 05, 2006
Sorry, Ben, You're Going to Need to Find a New State to Live In
Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher not only believes Intelligent Design should be taught in schools, he seems to think that ID is "self-evident truth" to some 90% of the population.
According to an article in this month's Skeptical Inquirer, the letter reproduced in the above blog is a form letter, sent out by the governors office. The Kentucky Academy of Science received an identical letter in response to its letter expressing objections to the governor's state of the commonwealth address, in which he endorsed the teaching of ID in schools. SI also notes that Kentucky law "requires science teachers to give credit on exams for Bible-based accounts of human origins."
Sigh.
Posted by mwashburn at July 5, 2006 10:27 AMPosted to Culture & Politics
Comments
Two things:
Fletcher has gotten himself implicated and indicted in so much shady crap lately that I believe his staff and campaign manager were just telling the news the other day that they don't feel he has a chance at re-election and have told him so. Screw that guy, he's outta here. But I'm sure he'll be replaced with another self-righteous prick. Sigh indeed...
Secondly, I don't really live in Kentucky. Louisville doesn't claim relations with the state that surrounds it and the feeling is mutual. Yes, from one bubble to another.
Posted by: bottomfeeder at July 8, 2006 05:03 PM
Hmmmm... I'll take those things into consideration. But if I were you I'd still shop around, just in case.
Posted by: flygrrl at July 8, 2006 08:17 PM