From The Associated Press, 4/8/05:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-04082005-
473587.html
Bill would allow 'intelligent design' for science classes
By MARTHA RAFFAELE The Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
School boards would be allowed to require the teaching of 'intelligent design' - a concept that is the subject of a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania - as part of science lessons under a bill that has been introduced in the state House of Representatives.
It's unclear whether the measure, sponsored by only a dozen lawmakers, will go anywhere as the Legislature prepares for state budget negotiations with Gov. Ed Rendell over the next two months.
Rep. Thomas C. Creighton, the prime sponsor, said it would encourage school boards to broaden the discussion of biological origins to include concepts besides the theory of evolution.
Intelligent design holds that the universe must have been created by an unspecified guiding force because it is so complex.
