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67Amessage from theAlabama State Board ofEducation.This textbook discussesevolution, acontroversialtheory some scientists presentas ascientific explanation forthe origin of living things, suchas plants, animals andhumans.No one was present whenlife first appeared on earth.Therefore, any statementabout life’s origins should beconsidered as theory,not fact.The word “evolution” mayrefer to many types of change.Evolution describes changesthat occur within aspecies.(White moths, for example,may “evolve” into graymoths.) This process ismicroevolution, which can beobserved and described asfact. Evolution may also referto the change of one livingthing to another,such asreptiles into birds. Thisprocess, calledmacroevolution, has neverbeen observed and should beconsidered atheory.Evolutionalso refers to the unprovenbelief that random, undirectedforces produced aworld ofliving things.There are many unansweredquestions about the origin oflife which are not mentionedin your textbook, including:—Why did the major groupsof animals suddenly appear inthe fossil record (known as the“Cambrian Explosion”)?—Why have no new majorgroups of living thingsappeared in the fossil recordfor along time?—Why do major groups ofplants and animals have notransitional forms in the fossilrecord?—How did you and all livingthings come to possess such acomplete and complex set of“Instructions” for building aliving body?Study hard and keep an openmind. Someday,you maycontribute to the theories ofhow living things appeared onearth.districtor the individual teachers willchosewhichbooks theywill buy.) The committee normally selects 4or5books fromthe 15or so publishers who maysubmitbooks forreview.Thesebooks areconsidered stateapproved and thedistrictsmust chosefrom thosebooks ifthey want the state to pay forthem. Publishers want to sell books sothey produce whatpeoplewill buy. Ifyou chosetheleastpoisonous bookof theones availablebesureto write theother publishers and tellthem why you did not chose theirs. The Gablers, (903) 753-5993, can be agreathelp in choosinggood books.! Encouragestudents todo papers showingthereligiousnatureof evolutionary theory in science class. Your schoolboard may bepersuadedto buy somematerialfor the sake ofequaltime. Ifnot, getand distributebooks and videos as amission projectthrough your church.! Donate Creation Sciencetapes toyourchild’s scienceteacher or school library.! Inform teachers of their righttoteachcreation in publicschool. Many are fooled by thepropaganda from groups likethe ACLUinto thinkingthey arenotallowedto talkaboutcreation when theyreally are.(SeeImpact article#196 from InstituteforCreation Research(619) 448-0900or Teaching Creation Science in thePublicSchoolby DuaneGishavailable from CSE -$4.75)Students:!!Earn good grades; behavewell; beon time; berespectful.Pray for your teacher.Creation Science Evangelism •29 Cummings Road •Pensacola, Florida 32503! Talkto your teacheraboutevolution and creation issuesprivately, after class. Try tonotconfrontthem in class, ifpossible.! Offer your teachercreation sciencematerialtoread orwatch. Avideois agreatnon-offensive wayto convertteachers tothetruths ofcreation. (Seminarpart 1or 4wouldbe good.)! Have your parents demand thatyou beexempted from theevolutionary portions of class as they arecontrary toyourreligion. (See Students’ LegalRightsonaPublicSchoolCampusbyJ. W. Brinkley or Students’ RightsinPublicEducation by theRutherford Institute. Bothavailablefrom CSE)