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The '''Santorum Amendment''' was a proposed amendment passed by former [[Pennsylvania]] United States Senator [[Rick Santorum]] to President [[George W. Bush]]'s [[No Child Left Behind]] act. It promoted the teaching of creation in public schools while questioning evolution. It does not carry the weight of law, however.
The '''Santorum Amendment''' was two short paragraphs of text which former [[Pennsylvania]] United States Senator [[Rick Santorum]] tried to add into
President [[George W. Bush]]'s [[No Child Left Behind]] act. The intent of the proposed addition was to stop public schools from teaching the [[theory of evolution]] dogmatically, but opponents said it the language would have the effect of supporting the teaching of [[intelligent design]], which they regard as [[Creationism]] rather than as a legitimate scientific theory.
[[Eugenie Scott]], director of the [[National Center for Science Education]], said that the amendment "will encourage the teaching of creationism. If a teacher is looking for a loophole or justification to bring non-scientific views into the curriculum, this amendment can be interpreted that way." [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=6881]
[[Eugenie Scott]], director of the [[National Center for Science Education]], said that the amendment "will encourage the teaching of creationism. If a teacher is looking for a loophole or justification to bring non-scientific views into the curriculum, this amendment can be interpreted that way." [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=6881]