ACT NOW TO PREVENT "CREATIONISM" IN INDIANA SCHOOLS!

On January 31 the Indiana Senate passed a bill that would allow our public schools to teach creationism.

According to ACLU of Indiana Legal Director Ken Falk, such a move would be blatantly unconstitutional, and would likely result in court battles that would waste taxpayer money and do nothing to advance the real educational needs of Hoosier students. Click here for the full statement.

Does this mean schools can’t teach about religion? Of course not. It’s important to understand the role religion has played in history, art, literature, society and other secular subjects. And schools may teach about religion in these contexts as long as the teaching takes place in an objective, unbiased manner, and does not criticize any particular religion or set of beliefs. In our public schools, where equal education is guaranteed and open to all by the Indiana Constitution, curriculum must always serve a secular educational purpose.

Giving schools a choice to promote any religious view is unconstitutional. Contact your legislator today to make sure SB 89 is defeated in the Indiana House. ACT TODAY! Hoosiers taxpayers don’t have the time or money to waste on legislation that is clearly in violation of federal law and the Constitution.