Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles' | Right Wing Watch

Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles' | Right Wing Watch
"The National Center for Science Education and Texas Freedom Network found that the Creationists on the textbook review boards have also: 

• asserted that "no transitional fossils have been discovered"

• insisted that there is no evidence for a human influence on the carbon cycle

• claimed that there is no evidence about the effect of climate change on species diversity

• promoted a book touting "intelligent design" creationism as a reliable source of scientific information

• denied that recombination and genetic drift are evolutionary mechanisms

• mischaracterized experiments on the peppered moth as "discredited" and as "fabrication[s]"

Due to the size of the Texas market, textbooks tailored to the state’s standards could be used across the country, making the ramifications of the Creationist influence even greater."