One of the bill's authors felt that since the Supreme Court's makeup isn't the same as it was in 1987, there was a chance the bill could survive.
And then someone went and amended the bill to require that teachers also discuss "theories from multiple religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology."
That was probably a big part of its death. Fundies don't want to have to teach other religions.
Indeed. Fundies value faith, as long as its the "right" particular faith.
One of the bill's authors felt that since the Supreme Court's makeup isn't the same as it was in 1987, there was a chance the bill could survive.
And then someone went and amended the bill to require that teachers also discuss "theories from multiple religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology."
That was probably a big part of its death. Fundies don't want to have to teach other religions.
There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.
"Legislators in Indiana appear to have fallen short of their goal of injecting creationism into U.S. public schools, at least for this year. However, they did deploy a few new tactics in the never-ending assault on evolutionary theory by religious fundamentalists."
