{"id":31430,"date":"2012-11-20T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/20\/and-so-louisiana-sinks-into-the-primordial-swamp-of-ignorance.html"},"modified":"2012-11-20T09:52:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T16:52:30","slug":"and-so-louisiana-sinks-into-the-primordial-swamp-of-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/20\/and-so-louisiana-sinks-into-the-primordial-swamp-of-ignorance.html","title":{"rendered":"And so Louisiana sinks into the primordial swamp\u00a0of ignorance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But at least they&#39;ll know how to pray for help.<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images3-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/s3-ak.buzzfeed.com\/static\/campaign_images\/webdr03\/2012\/11\/19\/18\/here-is-what-louisiana-schoolchildren-learn-about-1-32534-1353367540-7_big.jpg&#038;container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;rewriteMime=image\/*&#038;refresh=31536000&#038;resize_h=150&#038;resize_w=150&#038;no_expand=1' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/andrewkaczynski\/here-is-what-louisiana-schoolchildren-learn-about'>Here Is What Louisiana Schoolchildren Learn About Evolution<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFifth graders in some state-sponsored schools in Louisiana study both creationism and evolution as competing theories . &#8220;Fact or Theory?&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/4hh53QeYrx9' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But at least they&#39;ll know how to pray for help. 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