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I was recently asked by a friend whether the test in the photo below was real. Apparently it is, and comes from Blue Ridge Christian Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Click through to see the second page<\/a>. It is disturbing that a child sent to the school by a parent who had no idea this garbage was being taught there would get 100% on the test \u2013 indicating indoctrination and lack of understanding of science.<\/p>\n

But not all recent news related to this topic is bad. While some schools use materials sold to them by charlatans like Ken Ham and his henchmen at Answers in Genesis, apparently\u00a0 increasing numbers of homeschoolers<\/a>are seeking to incorporate evolution.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"