Bush DID carefully NOT use the "alongside" word. I cannot stand what the ID people are trying to do politically... it si, of course, about power. However, I would have NO problem with current ID beliefs being taught in a comparative religion class OR a current culture class addressing social construction of "realities." The problem is in setting it over-against evolution as a SCIENTIFIC theory. The 6000 year old Earth "theory" (i.e. opinion/belief) is also alive and far too well...but at least they SAY their "evidence" is the Bible. Lois On Aug 3, 2005, at 10:01 AM, Indigo Nights (Gayle) wrote: > Although he said that curriculum decisions should be made by > school districts rather than the federal government, Bush told > Texas newspaper reporters in a group interview at the White House > on Monday that he believes that intelligent design should be taught > alongside evolution as competing theories. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).