Brandon Haught
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813049434
- eISBN:
- 9780813050409
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813049434.003.0012
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Ethical Issues and Debates
Documentation of anti-evolution initiatives in Florida is far from complete. Efforts in Columbia County are currently ongoing, and an organization called World Changers of Florida has vowed to pursue ...
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Documentation of anti-evolution initiatives in Florida is far from complete. Efforts in Columbia County are currently ongoing, and an organization called World Changers of Florida has vowed to pursue getting creationism into public schools. The issue of school vouchers and private schools that teach creationism still lingers. Also, improving or replacing the state's science standards will likely cause uproar again in the future. Because the evolution vs. creationism conflict is in large part a subtext for citizens wanting control over their own and their childrens’ lives, the debate will persist as a vehicle for expressing this goal for many years to come.Less
Documentation of anti-evolution initiatives in Florida is far from complete. Efforts in Columbia County are currently ongoing, and an organization called World Changers of Florida has vowed to pursue getting creationism into public schools. The issue of school vouchers and private schools that teach creationism still lingers. Also, improving or replacing the state's science standards will likely cause uproar again in the future. Because the evolution vs. creationism conflict is in large part a subtext for citizens wanting control over their own and their childrens’ lives, the debate will persist as a vehicle for expressing this goal for many years to come.
Brandon Haught
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813049434
- eISBN:
- 9780813050409
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813049434.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Ethical Issues and Debates
This chapter surveys a variety of creationism-related events in the mid-1990s, starting with a conflict between Stetson University in Volusia County and its benefactor, the Florida Baptist ...
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This chapter surveys a variety of creationism-related events in the mid-1990s, starting with a conflict between Stetson University in Volusia County and its benefactor, the Florida Baptist Convention. Manatee County yet again faced citizens trying to introduce creationism into classrooms by doing things like donating the creationist textbook Of Pandas and People to schools. Famous creationist debater Duane Gish, from the Institute for Creation Research in California, participated in a debate with Florida anthropologist Lorena Madrigal in Manatee County. After the debate, further conflict erupted when local school districts granted credit to teachers for attending. The creationism argument next popped up in Osceola County while a creationism bill was being filed in the state legislature. Creationism was an issue during several local elections across the state. The Business, Civic, and Ministry Coalition of St. Lucie County and Schools’ Superintendent David Mosrie had talks about creationism without the school board's knowledge. New state science standards neglected to mention evolution so as to avoid controversy. Finally, this chapter discusses a few Florida-based creationist organizations and personalities, especially creation-science evangelist Kent Hovind.Less
This chapter surveys a variety of creationism-related events in the mid-1990s, starting with a conflict between Stetson University in Volusia County and its benefactor, the Florida Baptist Convention. Manatee County yet again faced citizens trying to introduce creationism into classrooms by doing things like donating the creationist textbook Of Pandas and People to schools. Famous creationist debater Duane Gish, from the Institute for Creation Research in California, participated in a debate with Florida anthropologist Lorena Madrigal in Manatee County. After the debate, further conflict erupted when local school districts granted credit to teachers for attending. The creationism argument next popped up in Osceola County while a creationism bill was being filed in the state legislature. Creationism was an issue during several local elections across the state. The Business, Civic, and Ministry Coalition of St. Lucie County and Schools’ Superintendent David Mosrie had talks about creationism without the school board's knowledge. New state science standards neglected to mention evolution so as to avoid controversy. Finally, this chapter discusses a few Florida-based creationist organizations and personalities, especially creation-science evangelist Kent Hovind.
