Bill 44 - Alberta's Evolution Bill (we really are the Texas of the North)
A friend at the U of A forwarded me an email that was distributed out to students there. I searched I didn't see that this was posted yet.
I was sent this petition letter from the U of A. This is a sad day for Alberta.
Dear UAAA members,
As you may have heard, the Alberta Legislature is considering a bill that would require teachers to notify parents in advance if a class will be discussing subjects related to religion, sexuality or sexual orientation. For some reason this is deemed to include the study of evolution. Once notified in this way, the parents would have the right to withdraw their children from such classes if they contradict their religious beliefs. Some people joke that since the bible (apparently) says that pi=3, any math class that teaches otherwise would also be optional.
Here is one of the news stories that have appeared on this topic: http://technology.sympatico.msn.cbc....=abc&date=True
There are numerous reasons to oppose this bill (or, more specifically, some of its sections), as you may guess. The most vigorous opponents seem to be the representatives from NDP. They are vastly outnumbered, but they've launched a petition to demonstrate the support for their position from the public. If you agree that religious parents should not deprive their children of good science education, please sign this petition, linked to below.
Page with more details and a link: http://www.ndpopposition.ab.ca/site/...=8027&t=8&i=54
The petition itself: http://www.ndpopposition.ab.ca/uploa...20Petition.pdf
All the best, Zoya
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