Making the US dumber one state at a time.

CORRECTED-Kansas moves to stem role of evolution - Yahoo! News

By Carey Gillam

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Reuters) - After months of debate over science and religion, the Kansas Board of Education has tentatively approved new state science standards that weaken the role evolution plays in teaching about the origin of life.

The 10-member board must still take a final vote, expected in either September or October, but a 6-4 vote on Tuesday that approved a draft of the standards essentially cemented a victory for conservative Christian board members who say evolution is largely unproven and can undermine religious teachings about the origins of life on earth.

"We think this is a great development ... for the academic freedom of students," said John West, senior fellow of the Discovery Institute, which supports intelligent design theory.

I want my kid to go to school in Kansas. That way He'll be the smartest kid in school by the time he's 15. Kidding! Just kidding... Why would I want to make my son into as much of a stupid arrogant ass as Kansas seems to be churning out?

Think about it Kansas is basically saying "We don't care for our children to learn what science really believes and to prepare our kids for a future at a university that doesn't have an ID department. We just want to insulate ourselves and have a great little theocracy all on our own." Well, I guess if I were a parent in a system like that I'd start screaming bloody murder to anyone who would listen.