According to CNN, ISIS has announced their K-12 curriculum in Syria, and certain elements sound surprisingly familiar. In swaths of Syria now controlled by ISIS, children can no longer study math or social studies. Sports are out of the question. And students will be banned from learning about elections and democracy. Instead, they’ll be subjected […]
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ISIS and the Christian right are in agreement on evolution
Posted in Civil Liberties, Education, Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Darwin, education reform, evolution, ISIS, Islamic State, religious fundamentalism 7 Comments
My thoughts on the Super Moon
And, yes, there were plans afoot to take out the moon with nuclear weapons in the 50’s, before it became the ever-growing threat we know it to be today. Speaking of space and all things sciencey, it occurred to me this morning, while brushing my teeth, that, if unquestionably cool astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson wanted […]
Posted in Observations, Other Also tagged business ideas, creationism, Creationism Science, evolution, film ideas, Iggy Pop, Jerry Falwell, moon, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, P.J. Soles, religious fundamentalism, Super Moon 19 Comments