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The Christian right is alive and, well, well in the heartland. I understand that next they'll be taking a hard look at the Grand Tetons.
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Now there could be the reason for replacing cock by frizzen
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Thanks for the links, tsuwm. They touch upon one of my favorite subjects.
And now that the Satans are no more and they are searching for a new nickname, may I suggest the
reactionary superstitious literalists?
That ought to fit nicely into the cadence of a cheer.
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AThe obvious solution if for town to change its name. "Angel Lake"
sounds much nicer. Then the team could have wings on jerseys
and haloes on helmets. And lose gracefully.
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Symptomatic, unfortunately, of the Talibanic mentality of extreme fundamentalists everywhere...in every religion. Next these folks will be wanting to blast away the Amerindian burial mounds. Do they eat deviled eggs? deviled crab? devil's food cake? 
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>And now that the Satans are no more and they are searching for a new nickname...
as a proud (but chagrined) alumnus of Devils Lake Central HS, and with the (tongue-in-cheek?) suggestion of a friend in mind (they should take on the name of a local Indian tribe!), I am going to expect full consideration by the Devils Lake School Board for this suggestion:
Devils Lake Central Dakotah(s).
(with a thumb of the nose to South Dakota, and to Peter Schickele as well..)
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Somewhat along the same line:
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Georgia's second-largest school district is considering a policy that could allow teaching about different theories on the origin of life, including biblical creationism.
Some parents have asked that creationism be taught.
The Cobb County school board voted unanimously Thursday to review for 30 days a proposal that says the district "believes that discussion of disputed views of academic subjects is a necessary element of providing a balanced education, including the study of the origin of the species."
Board Chairman Curt Johnston said he did not know how the policy would change current classroom practices and was unsure whether the new language would allow creationism to be discussed.
"We've been told by our attorney we're not allowed to teach creationism. But the point is we want free and open discussion in the classroom," Johnston said. "And our teachers are nervous about what they can talk about. This will clarify things."
The board is expected to vote on the policy Sept. 26.
Cobb County schools are already in court over the science curriculum. The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued to remove disclaimers on biological evolution in thousands of middle and high school textbooks.
The district put stickers in science books that said evolution is theory, not fact, and should be critically considered.
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If I were a high school science teacher and were told that I had to include creationism I would use it as a negative example in a lesson defining science.
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TEd,
This is really scary. I used to live in the adjoining county. And my mom is a retired schoolteacher from that adjoining county (somewhat more 'progressive' but). Thanks for the heads-up. I'm gonna look into this. Remember Lemony Snicket?
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