Utah State Education Board Rejects Intelligent Design In Science Curriculum

The Wall of Separation Blog yesterday reported that last week, Utah's State Board of Education, with the support of the state's governor, voted unanimously to keep evolution in the biology curriculum. Their action was taken despite pressure from the Religious Right to include Intelligent Design in science classes. A Utah state senator, Chris Buttars has been a strong backer of Intelligent Design, saying that the theory of evolution "has more holes than a crocheted bathtub". Buttars said that he would introduce a Academic Freedom Act" next year to force public schools to teach Intelligent Design.