Louisiana passes first antievolution “academic freedom” law
June 28, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law, singling out evolution, origins of life, and global warming for criticism. Let 1,000 Dover trials bloom!
Creationism & Cross Burning: The Painful Path To Theocracy?
June 28, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
An Ohio teacher’s decision to teach creationism and burn crosses into the arms of his students is alarming. Even more concerning is that this may be part of a concerted effort by extremist evangelicals to challenge a number of constitutional issues in an effort to effect a theocracy.
Monkey god put in charge
June 14, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said Saturday. Read more
Teacher punishes blind boy to death
May 31, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
A blind seven-year-old student at an Islamic school in eastern Pakistan has died after his teacher punished him for not learning the Quran, according to police on Friday.
Muhammad Atif was hung upside down from a ceiling fan and severely beaten by his teacher, Qari Ziauddin, at (Religious school) in Vihari, near Lahore on Thursday, they said.
Creationism Creeps into U.S. Classrooms
May 23, 2008 by askegg · 2 Comments
One in eight U.S. high school biology teachers presents creationism or intelligent design in a positive light in the classroom, a new survey shows, despite a federal court’s recent ban against it. The research also revealed that between 12 percent and 16 percent of the nation’s biology teachers are creationists. Read more
Muslims do not have to follow the American constitution
May 18, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
Amanda Getz of Bloomington is a substitute teacher at a school in Minnesota said “teachers led the kids into the gym, where a man dressed in white with a white cap, who had been at the school all day,” was preparing to lead prayer. Beside him, another man “was prostrating himself in prayer on a carpet as the students entered.”
Teacher Killed After Calling Suicide Bombings Un-Islamic
May 18, 2008 by askegg · Leave a Comment
A teacher was shot to death in northern Afghanistan after he gave a speech condemning suicide bombings, it was revealed today. Abdul Hadi claimed the attacks were un-Islamic and un-Afghan during a speech yesterday in the Archi district of Kunduz province.
