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Thread #155384   Message #3666679
Posted By: DMcG
06-Oct-14 - 02:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: Special thread on Evolution & religion
Subject: RE: BS: Special thread on Evolution & religion
Sorry for that last post of mine - I am not usually so cynical.

There is an election coming up in the UK shortly. I'd begin by asking every candidate what their view is on teaching creationism in schools and what additional legislation is needed to promote or ban it, depending on their view.

I would expect one of two answers:
a) They are opposed to creationism in school, but do not think any additional legislation is needed
b) They believe that if an academy wishes to teach creationism, they should be free to do so, providing only that it is made clear to parents of prospective pupils. The parents will pick whatever school they think fit, so again no legislation is needed.

So overall, I think the politician's response will be no action is needed.

If you want to try and take this further, I'd then run the answers past the local paper and see if you could interest them, or send them to one of the nationals. Who knows, maybe it might stir something.

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No pete, not Lamarkism. But the field of epigenetics is interesting ... maybe some other time.