And we think we've got it bad (South Africa article)

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By CHANDRÉ PRINCE
Education Reporter

ANGER is growing over the introduction of evolution as a course in next year’s school curriculum, with religious groups and teacher unions fiercely opposing the move.

Opponents of the controversial decision by the national Education Department complain that no proper consultation went into the course material which, they said, borders on “satanism”.

There are now moves to pressure the department to review its decision to offer the subject as part of Life Science under the new Grade 10 and 12 curriculum in public and private schools.

Although the subject is not compulsory and the department has promised to present it in a “sensitive” way, it has sparked outrage.

Godly Governance Network provincial secretary Sipho Mengezeleli said the introduction of evolution was a revolution against God and Christianity.

Mengezeleli, who has started canvassing other religious organisations in an effort to mount a united front against the department, said: “This course is aimed at eroding God from people’s mind. It’s satanic by its very nature because it’s against creation and against God.”

Rest of article:
http://www.dispatch.co.za/2007/11/01/Easterncape/aalead.html

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1. Oh my god! As if they didn't have enough trouble already..they have

authoritarian fundamentalists.

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2. Yeah--Falwell

would have liked it there--imagine all the enjoyment he would have gotten! But that's okay--we can still send them Robertson and probably Franklin Graham. Get them out of our lives and into the lives of others as mean and nasty as they are. :)

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3. I don't think that is fair to South Africans. We should take care of our own

problems at home. And if the religious right is trying to make the country stupid...we should fight that school district by school district at home.