New Law Allowing Religion into Science Classrooms Is Dangerous for Everyone
Briefly

Regardless of whether you practice religion, you should fight to prohibit the teaching of nonscientific alternative ideas in science classrooms...
...separation of state and church means young people cannot be compelled to engage in religious actions by someone in a position of power...
...the legislative history of the bill, known as Senate Bill 280, makes it clear that its real aim is to encourage educators to teach religiously motivated alternatives to evolution.
As introduced, SB 280 would have expressly allowed the teaching of intelligent design in West Virginia's public schools.
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