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Discovery Institute
Louisiana House Passes Academic Freedom Bill on Evolution and Other Science Issues
June 29th, 2008
By a vote of 94-3, Louisiana's House of Representatives today passed an academic freedom bill that would protect teachers and school districts who wish to promote critical thinking and objective discussion about evolution and other scientific topics. There was no vocal opposition, and the floor speech by Rep. Frank Hoffman made clear that the bill was about science, not religion. "This bill promotes good science education by protecting the academic freedom of science teachers," said Dr. John West, Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at Discovery Institute. "Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-06-29)
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