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[quote=FruminousBandersnatch]According to the UK government: [quote]"[Creationism] does not accord with the scientific consensus or the very large body of established scientific evidence; nor does it accurately and consistently employ the scientific method, and as such it should not be presented to pupils at the Academy as a scientific theory," the agreement states. The funding agreement notes that the discussion of beliefs about the origin of the Earth including creationism are permitted in religious education "as long as it is not presented as a valid alternative to established scientific theory." [/quote] So it's ok to teach creationism as religion, which it is, but you can't teach it as science, which it isn't. Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/06/18/Teaching-creationism-as-scientifically-valid-now-banned-in-all-UK-public-schools/5631403128922/#ixzz357aySEAq[/quote]
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