ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** True enough, Marc... but the separation of church and state has always been what's kept creationism (mostly) out of public schools. I don't know if the U.S. courts have the authority to rule that something can't be done "because it's bad science". There'd be a lot of other textbooks they'd be striking down if that were the case! Jonah Cohen Outreach & Public Programs Manager Science Center of Connecticut "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -Albert Einstein -----Original Message----- From: Marc Taylor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:33 PM To: Informal Science Education Network Cc: Jonah Cohen Subject: RE: Evolution in the news This is all well and good, but the rationale given - that the stickers are an endorsement of religion - seems like a path well-trodden, and one which is is easy to traverse in both directions. Better if the judge had pointed out that the sticker is confusing the everyday meaning of the word "theory" with its usage in science. The judge did state that the sticker is misleading, but only "regarding the significance and value of evolution in the scientific community." Since half of the battle is getting past the idea that evolution is "only" a theory, for him to come out and say this word usage is the core of the problem would go a long way to short-circuting similar proposals. Marc Taylor Coordinator, Andrus Planetarium Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701 914 963 4550 x223 [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]