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Evolution. it started back with reagan. and it continued to george w. bush. even john mccain had to clarify when he said he did believe in evolution. that he thought the hand of god had created the grand canyon. theres always been this tension between people who want to be out in revolution -- >> to your point, anti-science rhetoric has become a mainstay of conservative politicians. and suspicion of evolution is practically seen as a litmus test for some. watch this. >> do you remember that -- >...

Materials theyll have in front of them and whether theyll reflect the most accurate, best, modern science that scientists tell us should be in those textbooks or the ideological opinions of those like the gentleman whose clip you just played. we strongly believe that to get kids ready for college and good jobs that rely on good scientific background, those textbooks should include only the best science, not discredited arguments against evolution or creationism. the best science that gets kids r...

You can join the news nation on twitter. you can find my te team @newsnation. theres a lot going on today. here are some things we thought you should know. lawmakers failed to override a veto of a bill that would nullify some gun control laws. the bill would have allowed the state to prosecute federal officials who attempt to enforce federal gun laws in missouri. it also would have allowed suspected criminals to sue federal agents who arrest them on gun charges. governor jay nixon vetoed the bil...

Phenomena, if you say the word climate change, there will be instant position taken by those who disagree. >> its become a partisan issue and science almost never comes into the conversation, unfortunately. >> its been connected to religion, evolution, creationism. why is that? >> for me, as a lot of science communicators say, the great thing about science is it just is, whether you believe in it or not. but there are a lot of people who look at these things as if they are belief structures, whi...

Louisiana governor bobby jindal is a big fan of the voucher system. they rob taxpayers money and funnel it into private schools. in a number of private schools in louisiana this state creationism is part of the curriculum. a columnist wrote last year vouchers have turned out to be the answer to a creationist prayer. meanwhile the united states ranks tenth in science scores worldwide falling behind china and japan. is this a distorted priority? >> theres a great danger in the movement to install ...

From online commenters but seriously. the spot received more positive attention than negative and general mills is doubling down on it saying they will absolutely not pull the ad. now, louisiana, where i live, i love you, but sometimes, wow, seriously. this week state lawmakers refused to repeal a law that forces schools to teach creationism whenever they teach evolution. one republican state senator tried to repeal the old defunct law but his fellow lawmakers said no thank you which is funny si...

. imagine your child comes home from school an you ask, what did you learn today. if he or she tells you that the earth was created in six days and god rested on the seventh, you might think thats fine if he or she were coming from sunday school at church. but what happened about in public school monday through friday? louisiana governor bobby jindal thinks thats just great. he said as much when louisiana education act in an interview with education nation last month. >> ive got no problem if ...

Whether its global warming, climate change or other issues, what are we scared of? >> what are we scared of? heres what im scared of. im scared of children being taught to go into the world thinking its just a few thousand years old, not the 4.5 billion years of age scientists have determined it to be. that those children may be learning not just about evolution but something called creationism and intelligent design in science class, and im scared that theyre not being taught the difference bet...

Reading the bible to me sitting on his knee and this was something that i had wanted to do and its been wonderful to be able to work together with my husband. the good news is we are still speaking to each other. [ laughter ] >> bill: yeah. and if i were you i would not talk to burnett because i know him and the guy is is trouble. i want to -- look, a lot of the bible, mr. burnett, is allegorical, and we know that in creationism and things like that. so, what you are doing here, i assume, is jus...

Reading the bible to me sitting on his knee and this was something that i had wanted to do and its been wonderful to be able to work together with my husband. the good news is we are still speaking to each other. [ laughter ] >> bill: yeah. and if i were you i would not talk to burnett because i know him and the guy is is trouble. i want to -- look, a lot of the bible, mr. burnett, is allegorical, and we know that in creationism and things like that. so, what you are doing here, i assume, is jus...