Seems they have a few IDiots in the Florida Senate that are hoping to have the non-theory of Intelligent Design taught in schools. After recent revisions by the Florida board of education put in place a stronger emphasis on teaching the theory of evolution the politicos sprang into action:
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Teachers are one step closer being able to openly criticize the theory of evolution in the classroom.
In a vote of 21 to 17, Florida’s State Senators adopted the evolution education bill, also known as the “Academic Freedom Act.”
[...] One subject facing scrutiny is the in-depth teaching of evolution.
State Senator Ronda Storms sponsored the legislation that would allow teachers to teach theories that contradict the theory of evolution.
The problem, of course, is that there aren’t any legitimate theories that contradict the theory of evolution. Intelligent Design certainly isn’t a theory as it makes no predictions nor does it contribute anything to science. It’s just a security blanket for people hung up on an ancient work of fiction who don’t like their cherished beliefs being crushed by reality.
The sad part is Florida is one of the states we had considered as a possible destination if the economy in Michigan continues to blow chunks. Anne could probably land a teaching job and word has it there’s plenty of technical jobs around Orlando and Tampa. If the winds of fate do end up blowing us that way then at least I can take comfort in the fact that Courtney will have graduated from high school by then.
Posted on 04/23/2008 at 07:45 PM 
I’ve just been watching Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss on YouTube. Krauss comments that something good has finally come out of Florida. A law was passed (this one?) that requires it to be called the ‘THEORY of evolution’ BUT they also have to refer to the ‘THEORY of gravity’, so it seems like some one ‘gets it’.