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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,657 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 05:52 PM Nov 2019

Ohio House passes bill allowing student answers to be scientifically wrong due to religion

Last edited Thu Nov 14, 2019, 08:13 PM - Edit history (2)

{Edited to add, and it's important}: Per several posts at Popehat, WKRC's account gives a wild exaggeration of this bill's consequences. I did not find this out until I was away from my computer. I'm at home now, and I lack high-speed access. I'll correct things when I can.

I apologize for my rash reaction. I return you now to the original content:

Hat tip, Joe.My.God:


Ohio House passes bill allowing student answers to be scientifically wrong due to religion
by WKRC Wednesday, November 13th 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - Ohio lawmakers are weighing in on how public schools can teach things like evolution.

The Ohio House on Wednesday passed the "Student Religious Liberties Act." Under the law, students can't be penalized if their work is scientifically wrong as long as the reasoning is because of their religious beliefs.

Instead, students are graded on substance and relevance.

Every Republican in the House supported the bill. It now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Ohio House passes bill allowing student answers to be scientifically wrong due to religion (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 OP
Should Ohio rownesheck Nov 2019 #1
wait for the crap coming out of louisiana rampartc Nov 2019 #3
Yeah. rownesheck Nov 2019 #5
so maybe medical students should learn to cast out demons rampartc Nov 2019 #2
I'm from Cincinnati and I can tell you those aren't demons or so-called bacteria. LastDemocratInSC Nov 2019 #7
It make it a lot easier to get rid of demons underpants Nov 2019 #8
STUPID mindem Nov 2019 #4
Next time I look for a doctor, I'll be sure to exclude those "educated" in Ohio. Hoyt Nov 2019 #6
All the pressing issues in our state Ohiogal Nov 2019 #9
That's rediculous! Newest Reality Nov 2019 #10
Well, of course... Binkie The Clown Nov 2019 #11
Nice! PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #15
Thanks for posting Binkie Ohiya Nov 2019 #16
Ohio, working hard to be epicenter for global Idiocracy! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #12
Is this because religious answers are wrong due to science? Zambero Nov 2019 #13
Do me a favor before you get too outraged over that Ohio bill. Read it. Carefully. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #14

rampartc

(5,835 posts)
2. so maybe medical students should learn to cast out demons
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 05:56 PM
Nov 2019

since the all knowing and infallible jesus did not know about bacteria?

LastDemocratInSC

(3,864 posts)
7. I'm from Cincinnati and I can tell you those aren't demons or so-called bacteria.
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 06:05 PM
Nov 2019

They are small trolls hidden under the gall bladder. That's what my pappy said made him dyspeptic, we don't need high brow gastroastrologists here in Ohio.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
10. That's rediculous!
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 06:37 PM
Nov 2019

However, a decline would probably include many inane ideas like that, I guess. Ohio may be starting to tunnel its way into the Neo-Dark Ages here if they allow that to fly.

Of course, that allows finding answers to important questions like, how many Jesuses are there in a molecule? Oh, and we need to know the answer to the equation E=mc^2Jesus. Of course we all know that the hypotenuse of a triangle is the Holy Trinity and that God geometricizes, of course.

Dr. Woo will be with you to exorcise your demons in a moment! Manganese + friction = burned witches, etc.


Zambero

(9,782 posts)
13. Is this because religious answers are wrong due to science?
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 07:42 PM
Nov 2019

Gotta have a level playing field for flat earthers!

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,657 posts)
14. Do me a favor before you get too outraged over that Ohio bill. Read it. Carefully.
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 08:15 PM
Nov 2019
Do me a favor before you get too outraged over that Ohio religion-in-schools bill. Read it. Carefully.


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