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New Mexico Stealth Creationism Bill Dies, No One Mourns

Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 3:23 pm PDT

As we’ve noted previously, New Mexico is one of several states in which Republican politicians have introduced bills intended to sneak the teaching of creationism into science classes, under the deceptive mantle of “academic freedom.” This multi-state effort is based on a Discovery Institute “model bill,” and many of the ...

Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, academic freedom, New Mexico, Quote Mine

New Mexico Stealth Creationist Bill Analyzed, Found Wanting

Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:40 pm PST

In New Mexico, the Legislative Education Study Committee has analyzed the stealth creationism bill (disguised as “academic freedom”) we recently noted, and discovered that it’s ... a stealth creationism bill. While it is difficult to predict the actual outcomes if SB 433 were enacted, the bill analyses by PED ...

Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, academic freedom, New Mexico

Another Stealth Creationist Bill in New Mexico

Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:27 pm PST

Add New Mexico to the lengthening list of states in which Republican politicians are introducing bills intended to sneak the teaching of creationism into science classes, under the deceptive mantle of “academic freedom.” (Hat tip: wrenchwench.) UPDATE at 2/20/09 8:41:10 pm: And again, the creationists at the Discovery Institute provided ...

Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, academic freedom, New Mexico

Richardson Throws Himself Under the Bus

Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:31 am PST

Bill Richardson is bailing out of the Obama administration: Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has ...

Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, New Mexico

Terror Threat Causes University Evacuation, MSM Yawns

Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 8:58 am PST

Here’s a story that shows just how complacent and uncaring mainstream media has become about the possibility of terror attacks inside the United States, as New Mexico State University is evacuated after a bomb threat from a man with an Arabic accent using the words “Al Qaeda”—and the only place ...

Terror Threat, New Mexico, NMSU, Al Qaeda