Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

[Barry Karr <SkeptInq@aol.com>]

The following is from Evolution Defender Number 1 - Genie Scott - at the
National Center for Science Education
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 Friends,

 I encourage you to write the following to support the decision in Kansas. The
 opposition is flooding the mails, and we don't want their high count to be
used
 to argue against evolution in the future.  Reportedly, some of the mail has
 been quite nasty, which is obviously bad for morale.

 To quote one of the antievolution partisans (from the LA Times):

 "If the scientific community thinks they can sit back and say, 'Phew, we got
 that done,' that would be very presumptuous of them," said John Bacon, a
Board
 of Education member who opposed the new standards. "Kids are not stupid.
 They're going to realize that what they've learned at home [about their
 origins] is not what their science teacher is trying to push on them. This
 issue is not going to go away."

 Also, Excite is hosting a Harris poll on Evolution versus Creationism.
 Currently Evolution is winning 50% to 44%, with 5% unsure. Below is the URL
for
 the Excite homepage. Please vote and pass the URL along to evolutionally
 friendly sorts. We all know that these polls are not scientific, but they are
 part of the psychological campaign.

 http://www.excite.com/


 Genie


 KSDE Contact Information

 The Kansas State Department of Education's main office is located at:
 120 SE 10th Avenue
 Topeka, KS 66612-1182
 Phone Number: (785) 296-3201
 FAX Number: (785) 296-7933
 Kansas State Board of Education

 State Board of Education Members;
 Mrs. Janet Waugh - Vice Chairman
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 1
 2540 S. 59th
 Kansas City, KS 66106
 (913) 375-1535 (h)
 (913) 287-4004 (fax)
 JWaugh1052@aol.com <mailto:JWaugh1052@aol.com>

 Mr. Bruce Wyatt
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 6
 4401 W. State Street Rd.
 Salina, KS 67401
 (785) 823-2806 (h)
 (785) 825-4385 (fax)
 wyattsalina@aol.com <mailto:wyattsalina@aol.com>

 Mrs. Sue Gamble
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 2
 17724 W. 67th
 Shawnee Mission, KS 66217
 (913) 631-8663 (h)
 (913) 631-8155 (fax)
 MSGamble@swbell.net <mailto:MSGamble@swbell.net>

 Mr. Harold L. Voth
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 7
 104 South Salina
 Haven, KS 67543
 (316) 465-3301 (h)
 (316) 465-3608 (fax)
 hlv@ourtownusa.net <mailto:hlv@ourtownusa.net>

 Mr. John W. Bacon
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 3
 15831 West 136th Street
 Olathe, KS 66062
 (913) 829-4213 (h)
 same as home phone (fax)
 jwmsbacon@aol.com <mailto:jwmsbacon@aol.com>

 Ms. Carol Rupe
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 8
 1110 N. Cypress Court
 Wichita, KS 67206
 (316) 636-5436 (h)
 (316) 973-5173 (fax)
 crupe@feist.com <mailto:crupe@feist.com>

 Dr. Bill Wagnon
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 4
 1606 SW Boswell
 Topeka, KS 66604
 (785) 235-5881 (h)
 (785) 231-1084 (fax)
 zzwagn@acc.wuacc.edu <mailto:zzwagn@acc.wuacc.edu>

 Mrs. Val DeFever-Legislative Coordinator
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 9
 P.O. Box 644
 Independence, KS 67301
 (316) 331-3363 (h)
 (316)-331-5103 (fax)
 vdefever@ksde.org <mailto:vdefever@ksde.org>

 Mr. Sonny I.B. Rundell - Chairman
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 5
 P O Box 813-401 Gardner
 Syracuse, KS 67878
 (316) 384-7732 (h)
 (316) 384-7595 (fax)
 ibvrrun@pld.com <mailto:ibvrrun@pld.com>

 Abrams is the leader of the opposition. You may choose to write him or not.

 Dr. Steve E. Abrams
 Kansas State Board of Education - DISTRICT 10
 6964 W. 252nd Road
 Arkansas City, KS 67005
 (316) 442-7960 (h)
 (316) 442-8803 (fax also a ph)
 e-mail: sabrams@kcisp.net <mailto:sabrams@kcisp.net>

  Thanks.

 Genie

 Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.
 Executive Director
 National Center for Science Education, Inc.
 925 Kearney St.
 El Cerrito, CA 94530-2810
 510-526-1674
 FAX: 510-526-1675
 800-290-6006
 scott@ncseweb.org
 http://www.ncseweb.org