Ohio Considers Law Allowing Wrong Answers on Science if Based on Religion

Ohio Considers Law Allowing Wrong Answers on Science if Based on Religion November 15, 2019

The Ohio House of Representatives has passed and the Senate is now considering a law that would forbid teachers from marking an answer wrong on a science test if the answer is based on the student’s religious beliefs. This is nothing less than educational malpractice, a surrendering of an obligation to teach what is true in favor of faux religious freedom.


Critics have called the bill unnecessary or valuing religion over secularism…



“Under HB 164, the answer is ‘no,’ as this legislation clearly states the instructor ‘shall not penalize or reward a student based on the religious content of a student’s work,” he said.


The potential for problems is virtually limitless. People believe all sorts of falsehoods based on their religious beliefs — that the earth is flat and is the center of the universe, for example. To sacrifice the truth on the altar of religion is a betrayal of the school’s duty to educate.

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