New Mexico Anti-evolution Bill

Another anti-evolution bill has popped up. This time in the New Mexico state Senate. As reported by the National Center for Science Education:

If enacted, the bill would require schools to allow teachers to inform students "about relevant scientific information regarding either the scientific strengths or scientific weaknesses pertaining to biological evolution or chemical evolution," protecting teachers who choose to do so from "reassignment, termination, discipline or other discrimation [sic] for doing so."

This is another "back door" argument. Proponents of creationism have consistently re-labeled their tactics (equal time, scientific creationism, intelligent design, academic freedom, etc.) and have consistently had their tactics declared unconstitutional in the courts. So if they aren't able to legally introduce creationism, the next best thing is to make evolution look like a week theory, or a theory in jeopardy (neither of which, by the way, is accurate). The logic behind this goes something like this: 1) evolution and creationism are competing ideas used to explain the diversity of life of Earth, and 2) creationism can't be legally taught in science classes but if 3) people can be convinced that evolution is "weak" then 4) by default they will accept the creationists perspective as true.