Crackdown against Creationism
- Submitted by: Stewart Maxwell, West Scotland, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-12148
That the Parliament congratulates South Lanarkshire Council on taking decisive action to prevent the teaching of creationism in schools by introducing new guidance; condemns any promotion of creationism in publicly funded schools, including the reported distribution of creationist books at Kirktonholme Primary School; believes that creationism should not be presented as a scientific theory and viable alternative to the established theory of evolution, and supports the Society of Biology and the Scottish Secular Society position in opposing the teaching of creationism in the classroom.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Claire Baker, James Dornan, Mary Fee, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Patrick Harvie, Cara Hilton, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Mike MacKenzie, Joan McAlpine, Alison McInnes, Christina McKelvie, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, Graeme Pearson, Willie Rennie, Tavish Scott, Richard Simpson, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, John Wilson