RE: Not just in Kansas, Anymore....

From: Stephen J. Krogh (panterragroup@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Jul 29 2001 - 08:51:39 EDT

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    Here is the direct link to the article.

    http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/28/news/index.html

    Stephen J. Krogh, P.G.
    The PanTerra Group
    http://panterragroup.home.mindspring.com/
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
    > Behalf Of Marcio Pie
    > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:31 AM
    > To: asa@calvin.edu
    > Subject: Fwd: Not just in Kansas, Anymore....
    >
    >
    >
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I just got this from another mailing list.
    >
    > Marcio
    >
    >
    > >Colleagues,
    > >
    > >I would like to share with you the leading headline on the front page of
    > >this morning's Honolulu Star Bulletin:
    > >
    > >"BOE [Board of Education] Panel Opens Door to Teaching Creationism"
    > >
    > >A version of the article is at:
    > >
    > >http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/26/news/indext.html
    > >
    > >Click on the "Late Breaking" icon near the top list.
    > >
    > >Some of the more disturbing excerpts:
    > >
    > >"The move came after board member Denise Matsumoto complained
    > that proposed
    > >state performance standards for science...presented Charles
    > Darwin's theory
    > >of evolution as fact rather than opinion."
    > >
    > >When board memebr Karen Knudsen asked Matsumoto what she meant when she
    > >referred to "both" theories of origin:
    > >
    > >"Matsumoto replied, 'The other theory is creationism. They're
    > both theories.
    > >They both have scientific data that go with them."
    > >
    > >"'Evolution' is often times confused with 'adaptation,' Matsumoto argued.
    > >'So many times in our textbooks and our science classes, adaptation gets
    > >replaced with the word evolution,' she said. 'Adaptation is a
    > change within
    > >a species to adapt to their survival rather than evolution, which is
    > >changing from one species to another species such as ape to man.
    > Matsumoto
    > >suggested that such changes between species are not possible."
    > >
    > >When I told my wife (also an evolutionary biologist) about this, she
    > >responded "Not in my backyard!" We'll be drafting a letter this
    > evening. I
    > >encourage others on this list to consider doing the same.
    > >
    > >Aloha,
    > >Rich
    > >
    > >Richard L. Pyle
    > >Ichthyology, Bishop Museum
    > >1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
    > >Ph: (808)848-4115, Fax: (808)847-8252
    > >email: deepreef@bishopmuseum.org
    > >http://www.bishopmuseum.org/bishop/HBS/pylerichard.html
    > >"The views expressed are the author's, and not necessarily those
    > of Bishop
    > >Museum."
    >
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    > Marcio R. Pie
    > Department of Biology
    > Boston University
    > 5 Cummington St.
    > Boston, MA 02215
    > Phone: (617) 353-6974
    > FAX: (617) 353-6340
    >



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