by Edman

As a resident of the Southern US, I tend to make the mistake of thinking that the power struggle between fundamentalists and secularists is confined to my region, and that the rest of the world is somehow a little more enlightened. A UF reader has kindly sent in a letter informing us of a similar struggle Down Under. From the email:

Over here in Australia the battle is on a slightly different footing as organized religion battles to stay in the class room. They have 1 hour per week, and an unwritten agreement that there will be no alternative tuition during scripture time. This is being challenged with an ethics class and the churches are fighting tooth and nail to stop it.

I have to say: that Save Our Scripture website is pretty creepy, and it looks like they have their tentacles in a number of different issues, from education to anti-gay legislation to video game ratings. (My apologies to any intelligent, gay, video game-loving cephalopods out there.)

Fortunately, the Big Controversy of Evolution hasn’t raised its ugly head yet in Australia…oh wait, what’s that? It has?

Damn.

Is there a place the fundies haven’t gotten to?