The BBC's trying to whip everyone into a lather of outrage over the latest drivel from a anglican vicar who also happens or claims to be a scientist and who has issued a call to make science classes more comfortable for non-believers* by incorporating creationism and 'intelligent' design into the curriculum.
The convolutions and contortions performed by those in favour of allowing creationism and 'intelligent' design into the laboratory along science are wonderful to behold:
we advise science teachers that when questions about creationism come up in lessons, it provides an opportunity to explain or explore what makes a scientific theory
The priest and self-style scientiest in question has asserted that that any teaching should not give the impression that creationism and the theory of evolution are equally valid scientifically, which is saying what, precisely? Nothing certain except that both have a degree or element of validity - and that's no comfort whatsoever.
This particular dangerous lunatic is Head of science at London's Institute of Education Professor Michael Reiss, so you can avoid him and steer your children clear of him.
By his line of reasoning there's a place for Harold Shipman in medical courses, Rosemary West in Mother and Baby classes, Adolf Hitler in religious tolerance programs and the voyage of the Titanic as part of Seamanship 101.
* that is, of course, non-believers in science - who should just be told to phug of to the religious 'education' class if they won't pay attention.
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