Thursday, February 23, 2012

Creationism Kicked: Indiana Bill Killed Over Fears Of Costly Litigation

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma has decided to table legislation that would have mandated the teaching of “creation science” in public schools. The bill had passed the Indiana Senate, albeit with a modification requiring the teaching of other theories on the origins of life on Earth from several religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Scientology. 

The problem was that no matter how Indiana lawmakers tried to modify the bill, there was no getting around the fact that it was blatantly unconstitutional.


MORE: http://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/creationism-kicked-indiana-bill-killed-over-fears-of-costly-litigation