Comments on: Maine: School Board Director Seeks to Exclude Evolution

By: Jennifer Mills

Jennifer Mills — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:20:49 +0000

Separation of church and state.. its that simple. You don’t have to believe in evolution, people can keep their religion views. Students who believe in science should not have to suffer for other peoples religious views. While I respect that people have the freedom of religion, it should be kept out of our schools.

By: Austringer

Austringer — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:34:50 +0000

That seems doubtful to me. I'm for respecting everyone's religion by having everyone keep their particular religious doctrines out of public school curricula. This is undoubtedly a good thing to do. Efforts to insert one narrow religious doctrine that is exclusionary is undoubtedly a bad thing to do. It's quite simple, really.

By: Maine Land

Maine Land — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:30:25 +0000

you guys all bash people that have different views than you its lame your just as bad as you say the other guy is

By: Frank J

Frank J — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:30 +0000

Mike O’Risal wrote:

“Matthew Linkletter is without doubt an unabashed classical Creationist and believes in a literal six-day creation, young earth, the whole medieval enchilada. Why, we should be asking, is he saying that he doesn’t want Creationism taught in Maine’s public schools?”

Or, heaven forbid, critically analyzed, including focus on the mutually contradictory claims of YEC and OEC.

Sounds like Linketter did get the memo about “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

By: James F

James F — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:49:08 +0000

Here’s some good news from today’s Waterville Morning Sentinel:

No vote Monday on evolution topic

By Morning Sentinel Staff Report May 13, 2008 11:03 AM
MADISON — School Administrative District 59 directors will not vote on or even address revising the school curriculum on Monday, Superintendent Michael Gallagher said today.
During their April 29 meeting, the SAD 59 Board of Directors tabled discussions about revising the curriculum and about how the district teaches the theory of evolution.
Board member Matthew Linkletter of Athens last month suggested removing evolution from the science curriculum. Linkletter said that evolution is not proven, and thus should not be taught as science.
Gallagher said that the board has no specific timetable regarding discussion and an ultimate vote on a revising the curriculum. Such a vote might not happen during the current school year, he said.