History Textbook in Louisiana Voucher Schools Gets Political

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 11, 2013 Louisiana taxpayers are footing the bill for certain students in the state to go to private schools that are teaching some pretty "questionable" things. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Trojan Horse for Creationism

By Zack Kopplin Mar 8, 2013 Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the misnamed and misguided Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism and other pseudo-science into public school science classrooms.Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism into public school science classrooms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Keeping Creationism Out of Public Schools

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2013 Zack Kopplin, a 19-year-old Rice University student waging a national campaign in defense of science education, spoke with Bill Moyers about his opposition to laws that make it easier to teach creationism in public schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Should Taxpayers Be Funding Private Schools That Teach Creationism?

By Zack Kopplin Feb 2, 2013 We've pushed standards, testing and accountability for public schools, so why shouldn't private institutions receiving taxpayer money have to meet those same requirements?We've pushed standards and accountability for public schools, so why shouldn't private ones receiving taxpayer money have to meet those requirements? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Happens When Texas Public Schools Teach the Bible?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 The Earth is just 6,000 years old, racial diversity is the result of a curse being placed on Noah's son, the sun can stand still and move backward and the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation based on biblical principles. These are some of the startling things students in Texas are learning, according to a new report. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Zack Kopplin

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 23, 2012 Reason has a new friend: 19-year-old Zack Kopplin played a crucial role in getting the Orleans Parish School Board to ban creationism from its campuses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

GOP Plans Ron Paul Tribute, Romney Goes Birther, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Bill Maher's advice to Todd Akin on rape and abortion, and Bill Nye's advice to parents about creationism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

46% of Americans Cling to Creationism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 9, 2012 A Gallup poll last month revealed that almost half of Americans are anti-empiricists -- that is, they trust ancient descriptions of the world they live in over scientific explanations developed through a direct experience of it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

And Now, This Neanderthal News Update

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2012 Take this one to the Creation Museum: A team of researchers has advanced the idea, in a new journal article published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, that our Neanderthal cousins had mostly died out by the time we Homo sapiens entered the evolutionary scene in full force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking Says Creation Was Godless, Inevitable

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2010 In his new book, the famed physicist dismisses the notion, sometimes peddled by scientists, that a deity was involved with the big bang: "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Half Fool Half Empathy

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Fly Creationism

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