HAR HAR - Evolution Opponents OUSTED in Kansas BOE Election!

[npincus]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/02/us/02cnd-kansas.html?hp&ex=1154577600&en=938d196883854b8d&ei=5094&partner=homepage


Kansas voters on Tuesday handed power back to moderates on the State Board of Education, setting the stage for a return of science teaching that broadly accepts the theory of evolution, according to preliminary election results.

With just 6 districts of 1,990 yet to report as of 8 a.m. Central time today, two conservatives — including incumbent Connie Morris, a former west Kansas teacher and author who had described evolution as “a nice bedtime story” — appear to have been defeated decisively by two moderates in the Republican primary elections. One moderate incumbent, Janet Waugh from the Kansas City area, held on to her seat in the Democratic primary.

If her fellow moderates prevailed, Ms. Waugh said last week, “we need to revisit the minutes and every decision that was 6-4, re-vote.”

Ms. Morris lost to Sally Cauble, a teacher from Liberal, who has favored a return to traditional science standards.


BTW, the editor of Scientific American magazine has a great blog: "ID & Creationism": http://blog.sciam.com/index.php?cat=26

[stopbush]

1. Looks like god had an intelligent design for those ousted members!

[truebrit71]

2. That is good news! The creationists are apparently becoming exctinct!!!

Oh the irony!!! :rofl:

[Phredicles]

4. To quote Nelson Muntz,

"HAW HAW!"

I went to the U. of Kansas in the late '80s and early '90s. I'm glad the good, reasonable people there have made themselves heard; too often they face a tough challenge getting their point across.

[npincus]

7. LOL! Like theTheory of Natural Selection...

survival of the FITTEST!

[tabatha]

3. tee hee

ms godless must be crying in her teacup....they did not believe what she said in her book

[Imperialism Inc.]

5. My favorite line about I.D. ers is still

BREAKING NEWS: Social Darwinists Deny Evolution
:rofl:

[TlalocW]

6. Google Randy Mousley

And then click the cached link on the first result for a little story dealing with the defeated Ms. Morris and a middle school science teacher and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

TlalocW