CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Panic Attack: The Discovery Institute, Creationist “Think Tank,” Scared Senseless By Teenage College Student

    If the constitutionality of the Louisiana Science Education Act is ever challenged in court, one thing is for certain: It will involve a ton of “discovery” about the Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based “think tank” that has, for more than twenty years, promoted creationism in the classroom. To be sure, the Discovery Institute prefers the terms “creation science” or, more popularly, “intelligent design,” which sounds palatable enough until you realize that it’s actually the same exact thing as New Earth Creationism, a belief in the literal interpretation of the creation myth in the book of Genesis. And indeed, if you probe a…

  • Zack Kopplin on “Real Time With Bill Maher”: A Live-Blogging Extravaganza

    Upperestdate: As a result of his appearance, Kopplin has been featured by Huffington Post, Upworthy, TruthDig, the Moderate Voice, and Media Matters, among others.  Upperdate: Once the video is online, I’ll post it. But this is my favorite tweet of the night: Update: So, I’ll live-tweet this and then update the blog afterward. If you don’t have HBO, you can still watch the Overtime segment online. Tonight, Zack Kopplin, the Louisiana native and Rice University sophomore who, at the age of 17, launched an international campaign against Louisiana’s unconstitutional creationism in the classroom law, will appear as the special guest on the HBO show “Real…

  • Louisiana Legislator Wants Lord’s Prayer in Public Schools

    I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson, but are you for real? Not content to let House Republicans monopolize unconstitutional legislation, Louisiana State Representative Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe) recently filed HB 660, which she’d like to be known as “The Parental Choice Historical Prayer and Pledge Act.” If passed, Jackson’s bill would allow and encourage public schools to begin each school day with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. In fact, it’d mandate BESE to establish a Lord’s Prayer policy. Quoting: A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or “state board”, shall establish a policy and develop procedures to allow public school students to…