| Thanks largely to the internet, stories like this one, which previously might have slipped through the cracks, gets widespread attention. In the wake of the fundamentalist's efforts to get ID introduced into science classes, this issue raised suspicions of another attempt to undermine education in the name of religion. A reasonable explanation was given for the omission and the situation was corrected.
What we don't, and may never, know; a) was the omission indeed intentional, and would have stayed that way had not attention been called to it? b) was it simply a clerical error and all the hubub was over nothing? c) if intentional, was the religious right behind it?
People may have over-reacted and assumed something that wasn't true. But by giving the situation exposure, at least we all were aware of what was transpiring. All information can be valuable, even misinformation. It gives us a starting point from which to determine reality. |