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UK Government Mandates the Teaching of Evolution As Scientific Fact

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-more-monkeying-around dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A story at the BBC explains how the UK government has put an extra clause into a funding bill to ensure that any new 'free schools' (independent schools run by groups of parents or organizations, but publicly-funded) must teach evolution rather than creationism or potentially lose their funding. 'The new rules state that from 2013, all free schools in England must teach evolution as a 'comprehensive and coherent scientific theory.' The move follows scientists's concerns that free schools run by creationists might avoid teaching evolution. Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, said it was 'delighted.' Sir Paul told BBC News the previous rules on free schools and the teaching of evolution versus creationism had been 'not tight enough.'"

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  1. Re:I disagree. by pluther · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. Life is too complex to have evolved by chance. Only a Giant and a Cow can explain it. (http://www.thepaincomics.com/Science%20vs.%20Norse.jpg)

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  2. Re:What if.... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Funny

    that view makes God a liar, deceiver and prankster..

    Oh, so you have read the old testament.

  3. Crazy Brits! What next? by rueger · · Score: 3, Funny

    My Lord! If they've done this, what could be next? National socialized health care?

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  4. Re:You shouldn't have to mandate this by kid_wonder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, it's all the brits fault to begin with.
    You *had* to have your stupid tea tax didn't you? See how silly that sounds now?
    Yeah, now look at you. McDonalds on every corner, getting fat and fundamentalist.
    Look at what you have wrought.
    I could have been a nice, loyal, queen-loving, crooked-teeth-having, meat-pie eating subject, but noooooo you had to be a tough guy.

    Thanks England!

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  5. Re:good by angel'o'sphere · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Noahic flood has not been prooven false.
    Being an Atheist does not qualify for ling like this or being so ignorant that you obviously don't know anything about flood research.
    Hint: google!
    Research in the flood myths is a hot topic amoungst archaeologists, andlots of stuff was discovered about it the last decades.

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