2nd December, 2004
Sex
From the Washington Post:
Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States have tested positive for the AIDS virus, and that touching a person’s genitals “can result in pregnancy,” a congressional staff analysis has found.
I am so happy to be living in this country right now. [via William Gibson]
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2nd December, 2004
(R )evolution Calling
As Benny pointed out, there has been another surge in attempts to shield youth in the US from the facts of evolution. Of note for this post is a county school board down in Georgia that is proposing putting “disclaimer” stickers into science text books that discuss evolution. Apparently, they are concerned that students will believe that evolution actually happens and that maybe the Earth wasn’t created and populated 10,000 years ago by some divine being. Shocking, I know. If the kids start believing this, the next thing you know, they’ll start believing that the world isn’t flat and the sun doesn’t revolve around the Earth. Blasphemy!
Taking my tongue out of my cheek, I’d like to point you to this site that has some other suggested textbook stickers; most of which would be hilarious if it weren’t a possibility that we will someday see them actually placed into textbooks. There are also some great links towards the bottom of the page, be sure to check them out.
Posted at 12:35 pm | Comment (0)
