NYT: Pennsylvania Ballot Fight on Evolution Ends in a Tie

[DeepModem Mom]

Ballot Fight on Evolution Ends in a Tie
By JAMES DAO
Published: May 19, 2005


The battle over teaching evolution in the Dover Area School District in southeastern Pennsylvania ended in a draw in elections on Tuesday, as two competing slates won separate primaries, setting up a rematch in November.

A slate of seven incumbents, all of whom support a policy requiring high school biology students to be told about "intelligent design," an alternative theory to evolution, won in the Republican primary.

But a slate of seven challengers, all of whom support discussing intelligent design as a religious concept in humanities courses instead of biology classes, won in the Democratic primary. There are seven open seats on the nine-member board.

Under Pennsylvania's election laws, the 14 candidates were allowed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries.

Each side had hoped to sweep both primaries, which would have allowed them to run uncontested in November. But Tuesday's results mean all 14 candidates will be on the fall ballot....


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/education/19evolve.html

[jojo54]

1. It ought to be interesting come November

Putting aside that I'm a Dem, I'm all for teaching intelligent design in the humanities. After all, biology is science, not theology.

[LiberalFighter]

2. I had 3 years of Humanities in high school...

That is the appropriate place for that view.

Then again it's not because these people lack humanity.