Wow. The pressure to conform to mandated religious dogma is just incredible. What are they so afraid of and why? Lou Cook -----Original Message----- From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Kansas may yet get high-tech jobs TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Evolution was restored Wednesday as a central theory in Kansas' science curriculum, ending a debate that subjected the state to international ridicule over the teachings of the origins of man. <snip> Those standards brought Kansas international attention and criticism from scientists and science groups who saw evolution's de-emphasis as a step back. <snip> The board caused an uproar in 1999 when it voted 6-4 in favor of science standards that critics said stripped evolution from its accepted place at the center of biological studies. Gov. Bill Graves called the board's action ``terrible, tragic, embarrassing.''