Re: [asa] Colling Statement

If you are talking about the General Biology course curriculum, then the decision will have NO impact on the students. They will get the same content with a different professor. It's not like Colling is the only professor here who teaches evolution, although I can understand why someone might get that impression from all the articles/blogs that have talked about this situation.
 
If you are talking some other "impact" on the students, it is hard to say.
 
Best,
Charles
 
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the humble moss that creeps upon the stone
is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain:
but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world,
the mossy covering which obstructs his view,
and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone,
is no less than a serious subject of regret."
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>>> "Steve Martin" <steven.dale.martin@gmail.com> 9/14/2007 9:07 AM >>>
Apologies if this has already been posted here (I didn't see it in any of the threads) ...
 
See: http://northstatescience.blogspot.com/2007/09/richard-colling-scientist-christianand.html for a personal reply by Richard Colling regarding the events of the last week.
One small snippet:
 
"In a culture and society increasingly driven by advances in science and technology, it is a sad day in the life of a Christian university when new understanding and insights into God's creation revealed by biology and genetics are viewed as a threat to faith. Students deserve better. Those who continue set biology at odds with the Bible do a terrible disservice to both."
 
I think this is an important aspect of this situation : What is the impact of this decision going to have on the students?

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Steve Martin (CSCA)
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