<p>I wasn’t able to access the second link, but I get the idea. Funny thing is, my D went to a Catholic high school that taught about cloning, etc. because it is science … and while the ethics were taught in religion classes, reality was taught in science classes. You don’t have to agree with things to study them, especially since you aren’t likely to get a science degree otherwise.</p>
<p>kelsmom - if you’d been able to access the second link you would’ve seen this:</p>
<p>1st Place: “Using Prayer To Microevolve Latent Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria”
Eileen Hyde and Lynda Morgan (grades 10 & 11) did a project showing how the power of prayer can unlock the latent genes in bacteria, allowing them to microevolve antibiotic resistance. Escherichia coli bacteria cultured in agar filled petri dishes were subjected to the antibiotics tetracycline and chlorotetracycline. The bacteria cultures were divided into two groups, one group (A) received prayer while the other (B) didn’t. The prayer was as follows: “Dear Lord, please allow the bacteria in Group A to unlock the antibiotic-resistant genes that You saw fit to give them at the time of Creation. Amen.” The process was repeated for five generations, with the prayer being given at the start of each generation. In the end, Group A was significantly more resistant than Group B to both antibiotics.</p>
<p>I’m speechless. Somehow the notion of “creation science” is a little easier to take in the abstract…</p>
<p>Wow … I am speechless. I most certainly did not expect THAT! What a complete & utter crock. I really hope, for the sake of LA’s kids, nothing like this will ever be allowed in public schools.</p>
<p>1st Place: “My Uncle Is A Man Named Steve (Not A Monkey)”</p>
<p>Cassidy Turnbull (grade 5) presented her uncle, Steve. She also showed photographs of monkeys and invited fairgoers to note the differences between her uncle and the monkeys. She tried to feed her uncle bananas, but he declined to eat them. Cassidy has conclusively shown that her uncle is no monkey.</p>
<p>Jonathan Goode (grade 7) applied findings from many fields of science to support his conclusion that God designed women for homemaking: physics shows that women have a lower center of gravity than men, making them more suited to carrying groceries and laundry baskets; biology shows that women were designed to carry un-born babies in their wombs and to feed born babies milk, making them the natural choice for child rearing; social sciences show that the wages for women workers are lower than for normal workers, meaning that they are unable to work as well and thus earn equal pay; and exegetics shows that God created Eve as a companion for Adam, not as a co-worker.</p>
<p>“West said critics misunderstand the bill, which he said is not about creationism or intelligent design.” Bologna, I say. </p>
<p>This is extremely disappointing to me, especially for someone with Jindal’s educational background and accomplishments. “It’s good politics if you are a conservative Republican politician.” Oh well. I guess that’s what the Republican party has come to (or should I say “fallen to”). Jindal’s just following in the (pandering) footsteps of Ben Stein. [Expelled:</a> No Intelligence Allowed (2008)](<a href=“http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091617/]Expelled:”>Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) - IMDb)</p>
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