Saying she was “very touched and very honored” by the award, Comer told the crowd at the Nov. 9 event that they must remain diligent. She criticized Texas officials for insisting that public school teachers remain neutral on creationism.Texas has a long way to go.
“We are in the fight of our lives in science education in the state of Texas,” Comer said, “and, as you know, what happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas.”
Added Comer, “I thank you so much for everything you do. People like you are the ones who make it possible for science teachers across the United States to prepare our students for the 21st century, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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What can we citizens of Texas as do besides supporting candidates that have a more reasoned approach to science? Unfortunately many of them have other views that we do not agree with. Quite a dilemma.
ReplyDeleteAn evolutionary biologist should have enough common sense to not pollute science with the worthless adjective "theistic". You're part of the problem because Christian extremists and Muslim terrorists love people like you.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. That is the problem that I have, usually. I support most of the limited government, fiscally responsible, tolerant of Christianity values that the conservative movement espouses (or should, anyway) but it usually brings with it that anchor of YECism. On matters of science education, I seem to be a democrat. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteChristian extremists love people like me?????? Are you kidding? I am vilified by most of the Christian community precisely because I won't play ball with them on science education. I am only part of the problem if you don't believe in God, which you are free not to do. I am trying to drag other Christians toward sensibility on this issue.
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