Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed the legislation that renewed the debate in Louisiana over the role of religion in the classroom.
Jindal signed Senate Bill 733 by Ben Nevers of Bogalusa, which supporters say is designed to open up "critical thinking" about scientific topics such as evolution, cloning and global warming. Opponents say the bill is really a veiled attempt to introduce religious views about man's creation into public school science classes.
The Legislature's Web site says the bill was signed earlier this week.
The bill says teachers must stick to approved science text books, but can supplement those books with other materials about scientific topics.
Grrrrreeat. Let's supplement real science with a bunch of religious unscientific antiscience. USA! USA! USA! Welcome to the new dark ages?
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