Don't Let Satan Fool You: Why Michele Bachmann's Ideas About Public Education Are Bad for America

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GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has made a career out of waging the values battle in the culture wars. A major part of that battle early on in Bachmann's career was the battle over teaching creationism in public school science classes. In fact, Bachmann got her start in politics on the board of a charter school that got in trouble for teaching biblical principles in class. Angry over that, Bachmann then ran for the Stillwater school board as part of a group of religious conservatives that sought to take it over. She failed, but it was the last election she has lost. Today, the debate over "teaching the controversy" has gone mainstream.To understand where Bachmann is coming from, consider a cautionary cartoon from a conservative Christian book. It shows two castles, each on a tiny island. The castle on the left is on the island of "Evolution (Satan)" and flies the flag of Humanism, while the one on the right rests atop the island of "Creation (Christ)" and flies the flag of Christianity.More...