While Dayton, Tennessee annually celebrates its conviction of the heretical teacher, John Scopes, one state legislator wants the fanfare expanded state-wide.
Tennessee State Senator Raymond Finney (R) proposed a bill that would require the state’s Education Commissioner to answer questions, in flow-chart form, on the origins of the universe.
First, the Commissioner would be asked if a Supreme Being exists (presumably, in Jesus-form, rather than all of those heathen supreme beings). A “no” answer would, according to the legislation, earn the Education Commissioner “the General Assembly’s admiration for being able to decide conclusively a question that has long perplexed and occupied the attention of scientists.”
Creationism, biting sarcasm, and legislative power — a unity made in heaven… or here on earth… depending on your view.
“There has never been any proof offered that Darwin’s theory of evolution is correct,” Senator Finney explained, presumably before taking listeners on an exotic voyage through circular-argument world.