Iowa-1, FAIL-0

Iowa Gives The Thumbs Down to the Discovery Institute:

The “Evolution Academic Freedom Act,” based on the model language promoted by the Discovery Institute, never even made it out of the relevant subcommittee in the Iowa legislature.

BONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Iowa HF 183)

I am so dismayed by this news, I am not going to update again until the outcome of this bill.

Thanks to Rep. Rod Roberts, R-Carroll, we have this cute little mess here in Iowa now:

Evolutionary freedom

Teachers in public schools and postsecondary institutions who objectively present ideas on evolution, creationism, intelligent design or other information "relevant to the full range of scientific views" would be protected from discipline, denial of tenure, termination or other discrimination under HF 183 introduced by Rep. Rod Roberts, R-Carroll. The bill also requires students be evaluated based on their understanding of course materials and not penalized for subscribing to a particular position of view regarding chemical or biological evolution.

Read more:

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2009/02/25/ames_tribune/news/doc49a58285c440e717982265.txt

http://www.iowaatheists.org/node/62

http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2009/02/iowa_faculty_on_the_evolution.php

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Update: The DI can suck it!