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Friends,
  I joined your group in order to communicate with you about McCook Community College in your fair state.  According to this article a Mr. Jim Garretson, who is on the science faculty at MCC, is planning on teaching a class in "Creation Science" under the aegis of the Physics Department.

According to the article, Garretson has said:
The class we will explore many topics relating to many different areas of science including:
  • The age of the earth, the earth's beginning, and where the earth is heading
  • The Garden of Eden and life on earth before the flood and the major changes which have taken place since that time
  • Dinosaurs in the past as well as in the present
  • The flood, ice ages, mountain formation, coal and oil formation, and the Grand Canyon
  • History of evolution through the ages and the effect it has had on the world as well as many very influential people
  • What is taught in school textbooks, without factual supportive evidence?
In my opinion, teaching this religion class under the cover of a Physics course number (PHYS 2990) constitutes consumer fraud by a public employee.  I do not think the administration at MCC understands that this course could cost them their accreditation.

I hope you will take what action you can to prevent this travesty from occurring.

Sincerely yours,
Charlie Wilkins <ninewands>

Sun Apr 1, 2007 12:48 pm

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Friends, I joined your group in order to communicate with you about McCook Community College in your fair state. According to this article ...
ninewands
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Apr 1, 2007
12:51 pm

Charlie, Thanks for getting in touch. We've heard about this and begun to respond. We're very concerned. Do you live in the McCook area? Regards, Clay Naff ...
Clay Farris Naff
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Apr 1, 2007
1:14 pm

How about a letter from the NCFS board to the college? With copies to the local news outlets....
Edgar Pearlstein
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Apr 1, 2007
4:39 pm

Clay, Actually no. I found out about this situation through the Evolution/Creation Forum of the Internet Infidels Discussion Board. I live in Houston, Texas....
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Apr 1, 2007
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