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Global Warming Only a Theory, Says School Board

Posted by Zonk on from the i'd-think-seattle-would-know-about-rain dept.

BendingSpoons writes "A Seattle school board has placed a moratorium on screenings of 'An Inconvenient Truth', having found its subject matter too controversial. Echoing the language of the evolution debate, the school board found that students must be told that global warming is only a theory and presented with an opposing viewpoint. The ban was prompted by the complaints of a parent: '"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher," said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who also said that he believes the Earth is 14,000 years old. "The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is ... The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD."'"

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  1. Mod article -1: Flaimbait by adpsimpson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cue 2000+ flames. Doesn't anyone get tired of this?

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  2. always be prepared? by kindlekoma · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just thought I'd do a teensy tiny bit of sleuthing for those slashdotters that are interested about the the school board members that are responsible for this decision...

    -- http://www.fwps.org/info/board/members/memberbarne y.html -- "Ed Barney, a billing specialist in Kent and owner of a specialty advertising business, is the Director from District One. Ed and wife Barbara have lived in Federal Way since 1983 and have five children, three whom graduated from Decatur High School. Along with his activities in PTA and Boy Scouts, he has been an active attendee at Federal Way School Board meetings since 1985. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from Brigham Young University and an AA in Business/Accounting. He brings a parent's perspective and experience to the board."

    And a bit about the other guy...

    -- http://www.fwps.org/info/board/members/memberlarso n.html -- "Dave Larson moved to Federal Way in 1967, attended Mirror Lake Elementary, Sacajawea Junior High, and graduated from Federal Way High School in 1976. He went on to graduate from the University of Puget Sound in 1980 and Seattle University School of Law in 1984. He is with the law firm of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC in Seattle where he practices in the area of complex civil litigation. He is also a mediator and arbitrator."

    It says on Larson and Barney's pages that they both were involved in scouting organizations... hmm... insidious.

  3. Re:Theories by guibaby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't troll.

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  4. Bush has killed more people than Saddam Hussein. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Quote from the parent comment: "Name the last time Fundamentalist Christians flew planes into building killing innocents, or used truck bombs to blow up apartment buildings or office buildings or naval ships."

    Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove, and Bush, enthusiastically supported by those who call themselves "evangelical Christians", have killed more people than Saddam Hussein. If Saddam was convicted because he killed Iraqis, should Bush administration officials and "Christians" be convicted too?

    Saddam killed to maintain political control. Bush administration officials killed for money: oil and weapons and spy hardware profits.

    "You shall not kill." Except when you really, really want to?