- Rick Perry hearts intelligent design, and thinks our kids should learn about in school [AAS]. Well, if we can teach intelligent design, we can teach about the Flying Spaghetti Monster, right?
We remember our high school Honors Biology teacher having to say to us about evolution, "Some people think this is how we got here. Some people don't. But those who don't are wrong!" Okay, we changed his statement a little. We liked him because we never had to dissect anything in his class . . . probably because it was too expensive for the poor school to buy the equipment. And on that note . . .
- One of Jeb Bush's "chief accomplishments" as Florida gov has been overturned [NYTimes]. The state Supreme Court has blocked his school voucher program.
- Politicians who received money from Abramoff are donating it to Native-American charities and others [NYTimes]. HRC is on this list. Interesting.
I swear to God I think we are seeing a backwards movement in time! Quite amazing actually.
The year is 1198, a small classroom in a thatch village in rural Old England.
"Thou children shall know thy origins of your life are from God and God alone. Now takest thy Bibles and read from thy Holy Scriptures to keep thy minds clean from unholy thoughts. Afterwards, thy children shall go forth into the town square and witness thy flogging and holy punishment of the those that do not hear the words of God..."