Students in a freshman biology class in Atlanta’s Grady High School were shown a PowerPoint presentation that linked evolution to Satan, abortion, divorce, racism, and homosexuality.
The Grady High student newspaper, the Southerner, reported that Anquinette Jones used the PowerPoint presentation to teach the theory of evolution to her students during a freshman biology class last spring.
One slide in the 52-slide presentation included an illustration that shows creationism and evolution as two sides in a war between good and evil. Creationism is shown to be from Christ, while evolution is from Satan. The illustration suggests evolution is the driving force behind euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, abortion, divorce, and racism — social ills that are all defeated by creationism and Christianity.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted the PowerPoint presentation also includes “grammatical errors and odd illustrations including a photo of Octomom,” along with the creationism picture.
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"the PowerPoint presentation also includes “grammatical errors and odd illustrations including a photo of Octomom,” along with the creationism picture."
This sounds like FSTDT material.
Students in a freshman biology class in Atlanta’s Grady High School were shown a PowerPoint presentation that linked evolution to Satan, abortion, divorce, racism, and homosexuality.
One slide in the 52-slide presentation included an illustration that shows creationism and evolution as two sides in a war between good and evil.
See. This is the fucking "controversy" that creationists want to teach. It's not enough for them just to teach an idea in science class that isn't science. No, they want to teach that a scientific theory is intrinsically evil. They want to make (their) morality the deciding factor in science and determine the truth of a claim not based on the evidence (as science demands) but based on whether a theory is good or evil (in their eyes). I don't know what the hell that is but it's not science. And it pisses me off that rather than come up with their own field of study they want to hijack and destroy science instead.
euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, abortion, divorce, and racism social ills that are all defeated by creationism and Christianity
If those social ills are defeated by creationism, why the hell do they still exist in he Bible belt? In fact, divorce is highest among fundamentalist Christians and pornography is highest in the Bible belt.
Why stop with those pet peeves? Why not link it to socialism, feminism, immigration, gun control, vegetarianism, modern art and Toyota Priuses as well?
They apparently want to raise an entire generation of scientifically illiterate students. What kind of jobs, and therefore what kind of scientific, medical, and technological advancements do they then see this generation as contributing to society and the economy?
Oh, wait, fuck society and the economy, the magic sky-pixie will take care of everything. Got a medical problem? Pray to the magic sky-pixie. Got a food spoilage problem? Pray to the magic sky-pixie. Want the next iPhone? Pray to the magic sky-pixie.
Qhat is going on here ?_? ?_? ?_?
@Jonathon
From what I hear, Georgia could be a swing state very, very soon.
I'd like to point out that while homeschooling is often used by fundies to indoctrinate (just look at Rapture Ready for a real scare), there are secular homeschoolers out there, and this quote shows you why. Between unqualified state boards of education who don't want to understand science, fundamentalist teachers, unqualified teachers, and other students who have been trained to disrupt lessons on evolution and climate change, if you want your children to become scientifically and historically literate, you will have to take an active role in it.
@Hasan Prishtina
Actually, for the south, Georgia has top-notch public schools. That's not to say they are great, but Georgia puts more resources into education than other states in the region, with the possible exception of Florida (most don't really consider it a Southern state though), and Georgia teachers are better paid.
I live right on the Georgia-Tennessee line. Back in the late 90s or so, a lot of teachers in Tennessee were quiting their jobs, to come work in Georgia schools instead, and quiet a number of people started moving to Georgia so their children could go to school here. Since maybe '98 my town has more than doubled in population, and due to all the construction and development to accommodate it, the place went from being a scenic and peaceful small town to a giant strip-mall, and one big traffic jam.
@Mister Spak:
@Dionysus:"And it pisses me off that rather than come up with their own field of study they want to hijack and destroy science instead."
That's all religion has ever done. People build a city and then the god slobberers move in and say "nuh uh! Our god/s build it". People write or sculpt or paint something grand and then, when they reveal, the god slobberers run over and say "nuh uh! Our god/s inspired you to do that". People discover some new truth about this world or universe and the god slobberers just flatly say "nuh uh" and try to kill them for speaking heresy. Then, when the knowledge inevitably spreads anyway, they "accidentally" spill white out on all the now disproven passages, claim that this new knowledge was implied all along if you just knew how to read the wholly unrelated passages properly and assert that this just goes to prove that they've been right the whole time.
I would appreciate if you all would not look upon all Georgians in a negative light because of a few dumbasses. We have a fairly decent education system, from what I've seen (and having attended 3 different middle schools and 4 different high schools, I'd say I have a decent sample). Most of our teaachers are educated people, and teach good material. Some students are willfully ignorant and ignore them, though. It happens everywhere, so I would appreciate not being lumped in with them for living in the same state.
Whoawhoawhoawhoa. Evolution, Satan, abortion, divorce, racism, and homosexuality? Plus euthanasia and pornography? And, uh, Octomom for some reason?
You have summoned the Straw Chimera of Everything A Conservative Fundie Doesn't Like! What have you done?! Run! Run before we are all lost to its jaws!
On a serious note, there's no battle between good and evil. It's comforting to think that way, yes - God versus Satan, Harry versus Voldemort, our tribe versus their tribe - but it's wrong. I've said it before and I'll say it again - nobody is the villain in their own stories. And evolution has nothing to do with morality - it's true whether you like it or not.
Just glad I live in North Carolina, where religious stupidity is at least kept away from the classroom.
PS: That PowerPoint would make my day right about now.
Evolution is the driving force behind evolution.
Fear and tribalism are the driving forces behind racism. Fear and tribalism may be the results of evolution, but one cannot blame the ToE for pointing out the facts.
Divorce is largely the result of unrealistic expectations.
Your "God-created" libido is the driving force behind homo and hetero sexuality, pornography and abortion. Could have been the results of evolution, but then don't you contend that God created everything?
I just read the PDF version. I don't think it qualifies for a place in FSTDT. It is a lot better than I expected.
It looks like the creationist content was added because there is a "show other viewpoints" reg somewhere, not because a teacher really wanted to win students to Jesus.
The bullet points show an understanding of biology far beyond the usual creationist level.
Creationism is shown to be from Christ, while evolution is from Satan.
I'd love to see the test they get:
Evolution is:
Creationism (according to Genesis in the KJV) is:
What? Wacky creationist violating the separation of church and state while making grammatical errors and weird-ass kooky claims?
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How does believing in creationism eliminate gayness and abortion and all that stuff, exactly, anyway? If enough people become creationists all that will just go *poof* and vanish or something?
Okay, sure, whatever, most kids zone out during powerpoints anyway. But why is "octomom" here? Did I just miss that chapter in Origin of a Species?
A biology-illiterate cretinist is also bad at grammar and logic. WHAT A SURPRISE!
Evolution is the driving force for survival.
Homosexuality is probably a byproduct of evolution, yes, as it's beneficial to have extra caregivers for the offspring, if something happens to the parents.
Confused?
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