Re: paleonet President Bush steps into "debate"on ID/evolution

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This isn't his first foray into the ID issue.  Some quotes
from the 2000 presidential campaign, recently compiled by the
Washington Monthly:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_08/006839.php


The Washington Post, August 27, 1999:
Bush spokeswoman Mindy Tucker said, "He believes both
creationism and evolution ought to be taught.... He believes
it is a question for states and local school boards to decide
but believes both ought to be taught."

The Kansas City Star, September 9, 1999:
"I think it's an interesting part of knowledge (to have) a
theory of evolution and a theory of creationism. People should
be exposed to different points of view. Should the people
choose in my state (to adopt a rule similar to Kansas') I have
no problem" with public schools teaching both creationism and
evolution.

Reuters, November 4, 1999:
Bush supports the teaching of creationism alongside evolution
in public schools. Bush stated, "I have absolutely no problem
with children learning different forms of how the world was
formed." Bush believes decisions regarding curriculum should
be made by local school districts.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:38:00 -0400
>From: Phil Novack-Gottshall <pnovackg@westga.edu>  
>Subject: paleonet President Bush steps into "debate" on
ID/evolution  
>To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
>
>   Apologies to those outside the US.  The NY Times
>   reports on comments made by Bush Aug. 1 "endorsing"
>   teaching of intelligent design.  Link follows.
>
>   Bush Remarks Roil Debate on Teaching of Evolution
>  
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/politics/03bush.html?ex=1123732800&en=64fde808f47b1247&ei=5070&emc=eta1
>   By ELISABETH BUMILLER, NY Times, Aug. 3, 2005
>   President Bush on Monday appeared to endorse the
>   push by many conservatives to give intelligent
>   design equal treatment with the theory of evolution
>   in public schools.
>
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