This is from a group trying to save science education in
our state:
We Urgently Need Your Help Now!! by Barbara Forrest and
Louisiana Coalition for Science
Please help stop the Discovery Institute from boldly
introducing religion into public education.
SB 733, the LA Science Education Act, has passed both
houses of the legislature, and the governor has indicated
that he intends to sign it. But we don't have to be quiet
about this. There is something that you and everyone else
you know who wants to help can do:
The LA Coalition for Science has posted a press release and
an open letter to Jindal asking him to veto the bill.
http://lasciencecoalition.org. The contact information is
at the LCFS website.
We want people all over the country to do this, as many as
possible, since Louisiana will be only the beginning. YOUR
State could be next. Here are the talking points:
Point 1: The Louisiana law, SB 733, the LA Science
Education Act, has national implications. So far, this
legislation has failed in every other state where it was
proposed, except in Michigan, where it remains in
committee. By passing SB 733, Louisiana has set a dangerous
precedent that will benefit the Discovery Institute by
helping them to advance their strategy to get intelligent
design creationism into public schools. Louisiana is only
the beginning. Other states will now be encouraged to pass
such legislation, and the Discovery Institute has already
said that they will continue their push to get such
legislation passed.
Point 2: Since Gov. Jindal's support for teaching ID
clearly helped to get this bill passed in the first place,
his decision to veto it will stick if he lets the
legislature know that he wants it to stick.
Point 3: Simply allowing the bill to become law without his
signature, which is one of the governor's options, does not
absolve him of the responsibility for protecting the public
school science classes of Louisiana. He must veto the bill
to show that he is serious about improving Louisiana by
improving education. Anything less than a veto means that
the governor is giving a green light to creationists to
undermine the education of Louisiana children.
You can pull additional talking points from the LCFS press
release and our online letter if you want them.
Now we have to get the message out to people. People can
contact the governor and and also contact their friends,
asking them to do the same. We need to create a huge
network of e-mails asking people to do this. Where they
live does not matter at this point. What is happening in
Louisiana has implications for everyone in the nation. The
Discovery Institute does not intend to stop with the
Pelican State.
Thank you,
Barbara
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