ISEN-ASTC-L Archives

Informal Science Education Network

ISEN-ASTC-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:38:46 -0500
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (102 lines)
ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************

I was working in Arkansas in the early '80's and it was a pretty wild 
ride.   Many a (moderate) preacher was concerned about accepting 
wholesale ID.
Beryl

>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
>Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
>*****************************************************************************
>
>Actually, this is far from a new development. When creationists in Arkansas
>(I >think< in the early 80's) tried to mandate "equal time" for creationism
>in biology class, it was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as violating
>separation of church + state (as well it should have been!) All kinds of
>mainstream Christian and Jewish groups were among those filing a complaint
>against the pro-creationist statute, saying it was teaching a brand of dogma
>which their faiths did not endorse.
>
>Jonah Cohen
>Outreach & Public Programs Manager
>Science Center of Connecticut
>
>"On blind faith they place reliance,
>what we need more of is science"
>            -MC Hawking
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ian Russell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 12:44 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Darwin's Church-Mice
>
>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
>Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
>institutions.
>****************************************************************************
>*
>
>The current issue of New Scientist magazine carries a particularly
>well-written four page article about the Dover trial, entitled "God goes to
>court in all but name".
>
>Until I read the article I hadn't been aware that, this time, many of the
>plaintiffs opposing Intelligent Design teaching are committed Christians.
>And their primary expert witness, Kenneth Miller is a Catholic and author
>of one of the most enlightening books I've read on the controversy.
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060175931/104-5275975-0628733
>?v=glance
>
>New Scientist portrays the involvement of Christians in opposing the ID
>campaign as a significant new development and describes the plaintiffs'
>decision to avoid using religion-bashing expert witnesses as "a shrewd
>move". It is the most cheering news I've heard in a week. Maybe Darwin's
>Church Mice can win hearts and minds where Darwin's Bulldogs only intensify
>polarisation and prejudice.
>
>
>[log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk
>*
>Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour.
>Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
>*
>Ian Russell 
>
>***********************************************************************
>More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the
>Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at
>http://www.astc.org.
>To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
>message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
>[log in to unmask]
>
>***********************************************************************
>More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the
>Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org.
>To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
>message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
>[log in to unmask]


-- 
Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139
Tel: 617-452-2111
Fax: 617-253-8994
[log in to unmask]
"A great place to explore ideas, invention, and innovation: 
http://web.mit.edu/museum"

***********************************************************************
More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the
Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org.
To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
[log in to unmask]

ATOM RSS1 RSS2