Krishnas Congratulate Kansas Board of Education

[Guest guest]

Monday, October 11, 1999

DeSoto, Kansas

 

The Hare Krishnas lauded a landmark decision by the Kansas Board of Education

to reject the theory of evolution as a scientific principle in state

curricula. Monday's public forum drew citizens, professors, religionists and

media alike to lively debate on this critical issue. Representing the

International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Danavir Goswami

congratulated the Board by reading a letter from Drutakarma Dasa (aka Michael

A. Cremo) and presenting to them copies of "The Hidden History of the Human

Race," the abridged paperback edition of "Forbidden Archeology." H.H. Danavir

Goswami, director of the Rupa Nuga Vedic College in Kansas City, Missouri,

asserted, "The Board has taken a bold and brilliant step in rejecting Darwin's

evolutionary theory as a scientific principle. Darwin bluffed the world with

his speculation and double talk, but the Kansas Board of Education has called

his bluff." Alternatively, in the mood of poor sportsmanship, Assistant

Science Professor Douglas Ruden awarded the Board a ceramic green iguana, the

1999 Ig Nobel Prize for Science Education. Outside a protestor paraded in a

gorilla suit with signs saying "KSBOE has made of joke of science" and

"Welcome to the Planet of the Apes." Afterwards national and local media

captured devotees and scientists engaged in fierce debate.

 

For more coverage on this story go to: http://www.kcstar.com/newslibrary

http://cjonline.com/stories/101299/kan_evolution.shtml

 

For more information about Drutakarma and his books visit the "Michael Cremo

and Forbidden Archeology" webpage at http://www.mcremo.com