Maybe they should talk to those Kansas school district members on how well this was received here in the US. Interestingly, while 76.8% of UK citizens
November 29, 2006

Maybe they should talk to those Kansas school district members on how well this was received here in the US. Interestingly, while 76.8% of UK citizens identify themselves as a member of a religion, the UK has the lowest per capita church attendance of all the western nations (6.3% at last survey). Who do you think this is supposed to appeal to?

Guardian UK:

Dozens of schools are using creationist teaching materials condemned by the government as "not appropriate to support the science curriculum", the Guardian has learned.

The packs promote the creationist alternative to Darwinian evolution called intelligent design and the group behind them said 59 schools are using the information as "a useful classroom resource".

A teacher at one of the schools said it intended to use the DVDs to present intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinism. Nick Cowan, head of chemistry at Bluecoat school, in Liverpool, said: "Just because it takes a negative look at Darwinism doesn't mean it is not science. I think to critique Darwinism is quite appropriate."

But the government has made it clear that "neither intelligent design nor creationism are recognised scientific theories". The chairman of the parliamentary science and technology select committee, the Lib Dem MP Phil Willis, said he was horrified that the packs were being used in schools.

"I am flabbergasted that any head of science would give credence to this creationist theory and be prepared to put it alongside Darwinism," he said. "Treating it as an alternative centralist theory alongside Darwinism in science lessons is deeply worrying." Read on...

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