NationStates Jolt Archive

Some good news at least:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060802/us_nm/kansas_dc

Anti-evolution forces lose power in state primary

By Carey Gillam Wed Aug 2, 2:36 AM ET

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - Conservative Republicans who pushed for criticism of evolution in Kansas classrooms lost control of the state school board as moderates scored a narrow victory in a primary election on Tuesday.
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The shake-up came after the Kansas State Board of Education voted 6-4 in November to approve new science standards that local and national science groups charged were a product of religious zealotry because they challenged Darwin's theory.

Teachers and scientists joined with moderate and liberal political action groups to campaign for the ouster of the conservatives and return to teaching what they consider conventional science.

Good for Kansas.

Let's see what Pat Robertson has to say about this. Should be a giggle.

Let's see what Pat Robertson has to say about this. Should be a giggle.

Let's not and say we didn't. :)

Let's not and say we didn't. :)

What? You don't want to see all the pulsing veins and twitching eyebrows?

I predict God will send tornadoes to Kansas in punishment.

I was taught about the Theory of Evolution in R.E., not Science. Was that the case here?

I was taught about the Theory of Evolution in R.E., not Science. Was that the case here?

No, they were pushing for ID in science.

The Gods are pleased with this decision...

You have to remember this is Kansas. This happens every other time. Next election the conservatives will come out in force. Then the election after that the sane people will come out..................

Yeah, but at least the conservatives aren't getting elected over and over again.

Yeah, but at least the conservatives aren't getting elected over and over again.

Exactly. At least the sane people do exist in Kansas. They aren't *all* uber-"conservative" wackos.

Maybe they're really all the same people and they're just messing with the rest of the country. We never see them together, do we? Hmm? Like Superman and that Kent feller.