Thought for the day

FACT 

On October 31, the Colorado Times Recorder highlighted a locally-made video interview with District 51 School Board candidate Barbara Evanson in which Evanson says that if schools teach what is scientifically known about the origins of the universe, then they should also have to teach creationism alongside that information so kids can decide on their own what’s true.   Creationism is the religious belief that God created the universe. It is a wholly religious construct with no scientific proof behind it.

v. FICTION

Culture war topics are dominating school board races across the state in these final days before next week’s elections. Sex education, LGBTQ rights, book bans are all in the news. Creationism in the classroom, however, despite being a classic schoolhouse flashpoint, hasn’t made much of a splash, at least until now.    Barbara Evanson, who is running for a school board seat in Grand Junction, believes that when it comes to science instruction — specifically the origin of the universe — teachers should take the concept of “teaching both sides” literally.

Mike Johnson's head, as a young Earth creationist, is filled with fiction rather than fact.   He is also an anti-abortionist, Christian fascist, climate skeptic, homophobe, and, as US House speaker, second-in-line to White House - in short, an utterly odious character but no threat to USA Inc.