Our America for July 11 comes to us from the sunny state of Florida:

House District 17 candidates present agendas

[…]
The three Republican candidates for House District 17 on Wednesday seemed to have taken some of their talking points from their party’s platform […]

Possibly the biggest stunner of the night was agreement by all three that creationism should be taught along with evolution in St. Johns County science classes, not just in church or at home.

Renuart said, “Evolution is still a theory. It should be taught as a theory, not as a fact. Creationism, divine intervention — a lot of people share this belief.”

Kendall agreed with that statement.

“Evolution standards are being thrust on our students in science class,” she said. “Academic freedom allows our students to question that science has it right.”

Davis said, “The school should present both ideas.”

No one in the auditorium challenged or commented on those statements, which equated “scientific creationism,” essentially religious dogma, to empirical science.

[…]