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Thank you so much David. This is exactly what we need. I think if we work
hard enough we can get the NEA to cancel their contract.
Best,
Amanda
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Amanda Chesworth
Educational Director, Children's Programming
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
http://www.csicop.org
http://www.inquiringminds.org
http://www.campinquiry.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Creationists at National Teacher Convention
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> The teaching of creationism in public school is illegal, the Supreme Court
> said so. It's unconscionable that the union that represents public school
> teachers would give a space to AIG. To let the NEA know what you think:
>
> *By phone:*
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> On 7/1/07, Amanda Chesworth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
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>> The ASTC is next...
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 1:50 PM
>> Subject: Creationists at National Teacher Convention
>>
>>
>> I'm a science teacher in New Jersey and I've come across something very
>> disconcerting, and frankly I don't know what to do or what can be done.
>> It
>> seems that Answers In Genesis has secured booth at the exposition during
>> the
>> national convention of the National Education Association this weekend in
>> Philadelphia. I have no idea how or why the NEA approved their expo
>> application, but I think we need some answers.
>>
>> The AiG folks are keeping a running diary of their efforts at the
>> convention using the following blog address:
>> http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/nea-2007
>>
>> How does this happen? How is it that a creationist organization is
>> permitted to spread their religious fundamentalism at a teacher's
>> convention! I have made some initial inquiries with my local teachers'
>> union which is a subsection of the NEA, but I won't be holding my breath
>> for
>> any answers. I've put a short post on my meager little blog (
>> http://chemjerk.blogs.com/chemjerk/2007/07/creationists-at.html) looking
>> for answers, but I'm hoping you can help.
>>
>> Please look into this.
>>
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