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January 31, 2012

Indianapolis Star: Indiana Senate passes bill on teaching creationism

by Scott Elliott
Indianapolis Star

The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow creationism to be taught in the classroom -- an idea that, if it becomes law, could likely end up in a courtroom.

Senate Bill 89, authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, would allow schools to teach religion-based views on the origin of creation -- be they Muslim, Jewish, Scientology or Christian -- alongside the theory of evolution in public school science classes.

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