http://clipmarks.com/tags/kackers/http://rss.clipmarks.com/tags/kackers/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/C0090D66-00B7-4622-819B-1131F5B05435/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/tabsey/">tabsey</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Makes me think of Wilbur the rat. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120967537476060561.html" title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120967537476060561.html">online.wsj.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">They have spent years working school boards, with only minimal success. Now critics of evolution are turning to a higher authority: state legislators.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">In a bid to shape biology lessons, they are promoting what they call "academic freedom" bills that would encourage or require public-school teachers to cast doubt on a cornerstone of modern science.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">A handful of states have considered such bills in recent years, but backers are now organizing a national movement, with high-profile help from actor Ben Stein. His new documentary, "Expelled," argues that educators suffer reprisals if they dare question evolution; in an attempt to spur action, he has held private screenings for legislators, including a recent showing in the Missouri statehouse.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="times">The academic-freedom bills now in circulation vary in detail. Some require teachers to critique evolution. Others let educators choose their approach -- but guarantee they won't be disciplined should they decide to build a case against Darwin.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/frustrated/" rel="tag">frustrated</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/coniving/" rel="tag">coniving</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/kackers/" rel="tag">kackers</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/of/" rel="tag">of</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/self/" rel="tag">self</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/faith/" rel="tag">faith</a></div>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120967537476060561.htmlSun, 04 May 2008 14:40:39 GMT