You are here  American Chemical Society (1981)  There is
increased pressure on boards of education to mandate the
teaching of biblical creationism in the nation's public school
science classes. As recent examples of this pressure, the state
legislatures of Arkansas and Louisiana have passed measures
requiring that such creationism be taught whenever biological
(Darwinian) evolution is taught.  The Board of Directors of the
American Chemical Society reaffirms its statement of December 2,
1972 that creationism theories, often mistermed "scientific
creationism," should not be taught as science in the nation's
science classes. These theories were not derived from scientific
data and are not amenable to scientific test. Any implication
that such theories are within the framework of science would
confuse students about the nature of both religion and science.