He has approved three free schools run by groups with creationist views, one of which had had its previous application refused because of concerns about its teaching creationism. All three acknowledge that to teach creationism as a science and as an alternative to evolution is a breach of government guidelines. However, there are ways round this, the most popular being what is called "teach the controversy". The fact that there is no scientific controversy over evolution doesn't stop this approach. The principal of one of the schools has said, "If children question for themselves their origins, that's what we want them to do– to ask sensible responsible questions. Am I here by accident, or – dare I use the word – design?"
I think we can see where this is going.
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