Louisiana Science Education Act Ruffles Feathers for the Wrong Reason…

Here is the latest blog from evolution news:

(from the blog) An attorney friend e-mailed me to say:

It’s so much easier to write scary stories when the legislation itself is NOT ever quoted. Isn’t there some sort of journalistic standard that should at least urge a reporter to quote the primary source?You would think that with passage of a law like the Louisiana Science Education Act, now headed to the governor’s office for signing, that the law itself would be quoted in response to bogus charges by malcontents. As we’ve learned, that just doesn’t happen much. A slew of articles have been running in which activists like Barbara Forrest make the false claim that the LSEA opens the door to religion in the classroom. Not so.

Section 1D of the bill clearly states that it:

“shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine, promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or non-religion.”

Today’s Baton Rouge Advocate carries a story that repeats these claims, and while it quotes the bill’s sponsor saying that isn’t the case, it never bothers to tell readers what the bill says. If people are concerned they should read the bill for themselves and make up their own mind. (end of blog)

Now the idea of freedom of inquiry is making people of the Darwinist camp nervous, because until now, all ideas are good ones so long as they have them. But if there is SCIENTIFIC evidence (note: I did not say biblical or religious) that needs to be considered, people should be allowed to do so with out say…being fired or called a narrow minded creationist.

One of the best, and most accessible books I have read about sorting out religious and scientific issues is written by Oxford Philosopher of Science, John Lennox – “God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?” I commend it to you.

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Is Obama an enlightened being?

‘Give me something to believe in’….these are the words of those 80’s prophets – Poison (glam band, big hair, tight pants, long electric guitar solo’s etc.). People want to believe again…in something…someone…

But the object is an unlikely one today…Barack Obama. Now I am not getting political in this post–it isn’t about whether you are going to vote for Obama or McCain and I am not ridiculing Obama here…I am more interested in the phenomena surrounding the question itself today.

In a recent article, Is Obama an enlightened being?, there are some pretty interesting observations–that tell us about our country, what ‘spirituality’ is perceived to be, and whether any man can sustain the hopes of all….

Read this article or check out the provocatively titled blog – http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/

Louisiana House Passes Academic Freedom Bill

Score one for academic freedom in Louisiana. It is about good education, not a hidden religious agenda:

“By a vote of 94-3, Louisiana’s House of Representatives today passed an academic freedom bill that would protect teachers and school districts who wish to promote critical thinking and objective discussion about evolution and other scientific topics. There was no vocal opposition, and the floor speech by Rep. Frank Hoffman made clear that the bill was about science, not religion.”

“This bill promotes good science education by protecting the academic freedom of science teachers,” said Dr. John West, Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at Discovery Institute. “Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven’t read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from the censorship that has been going on.”

About this bill.

Rise of the Rebel Virgins

That is quite a headline! Now that they have your attention, the article gives an encouraging glimpse into a college trend concerning sexuality.

“That the “hookup”—a random sexual encounter often fueled by drunkenness—is the dominant way of relating to the opposite sex on many college campuses is no longer news. Neither is the announcement that the hookup culture has negative repercussions for its participants. Its pervasiveness has gotten the attention of sociologists, feminists, parents, and even novelist Tom Wolfe. (more)….

International Justice Mission – Spotlight

The Christian God is a God of compassion and justice. Few ministries embody these virtues more than IJM. Here is a little about them and their important work:

International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems.”