Clay Man
October 12th, 2007, 02:13 PM
The dangers of creationism in education
Resolution 1580 (2007)
Parliamentary Assembly
Council of Europe
If we are not careful, creationism could become a threat to human rights which are a key concern of the Council of Europe.
Creationism, born of the denial of the evolution of species through natural selection, was for a long time an almost exclusively American phenomenon. Today creationist ideas are tending to find their way into Europe and their spread is affecting quite a few Council of Europe member states.
The war on the theory of evolution and on its proponents most often originates in forms of religious extremism which are closely allied to extreme right-wing political movements.
If we are not careful, the values that are the very essence of the Council of Europe will be under direct threat from creationist fundamentalists.
Provisional edition
Text adopted by the Assembly on 4 October 2007
http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1580.htm
Resolution 1580 (2007)
Parliamentary Assembly
Council of Europe
If we are not careful, creationism could become a threat to human rights which are a key concern of the Council of Europe.
Creationism, born of the denial of the evolution of species through natural selection, was for a long time an almost exclusively American phenomenon. Today creationist ideas are tending to find their way into Europe and their spread is affecting quite a few Council of Europe member states.
The war on the theory of evolution and on its proponents most often originates in forms of religious extremism which are closely allied to extreme right-wing political movements.
If we are not careful, the values that are the very essence of the Council of Europe will be under direct threat from creationist fundamentalists.
Provisional edition
Text adopted by the Assembly on 4 October 2007
http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1580.htm