Can Louisiana state senators walk without tripping over their knuckles?

[marmar]

By MELINDA DESLATTE
Associated Press


BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Louisiana law that allows public school science teachers to use supplemental materials in their classrooms in addition to state-approved textbooks will stay on the books.

The Senate Education Committee voted 5-1 Thursday against the repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act, turning away arguments that it creates a way for teachers to challenge evolution and teach creationism in classrooms.

Senators sided with the governor and Christian conservatives who argued the law was designed to promote critical thinking, strengthen education and help teachers who are confused about what's acceptable for science classes.

More than 40 Nobel Prize-winning scientists urged the repeal of the law that was passed in 2008. But Thursday's vote against the repeal bill by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, was expected to kill the measure for the session. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/26/2237321/la-senators-reject-repeal-of-science.html#ixzz1NnNZrS9P

[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. Short answer to your knuckles question -

No!!!

We do have about 10 "thinking human" senators.

[hobbit709]

2. No different than the ones here in TX or a dozen other states.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. They're just encouraging critical thinking.

Religious conservatives are renowned for their critical thinking skills.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. You mean they're critical of anyone who thinks?

[LuvNewcastle]

5. That's more like it.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

6. We need a type of genetic therapy that can regress these fundies to early hominids

That way they can attempt to evolve again.

If they are successful, then they can really be considered 'born again'.
Hopefully after that they would stop this 'creationism/intelligent design teaches students critical thinking' BS.

[A Simple Game]

7. That book cover is just wrong!

Everyone knows it was Jesus that rode dinosaurs, not George Washington.

Then again, was that our secret weapon against the British?

[WhiteTara]

8. No.

Or were you looking for some conversation about this. A really short subject. Dumber than a box of rocks.

[femrap]

9. I believe it's actually

the hair from the knuckles that gets entwined among the toes that makes them fall down and go boom. And they're never allowed to chew gum!

When one of these fundies says something totally absurd, I'll say, "I bet you don't chew gum, do you?"