Outchurched

From the Georgetown Times:

Judy Doerr, the science teacher for middle school students at Pawleys Island Christian Academy (PICA), says she is very pleased with this year’s science fair projects.

"This is the third year we have held the science fair at PICA and I am excited about the variety of projects the students have created,” Doerr said. “This is the first year we introduced the behavioral sciences and they have totally latched onto this new category."

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Brian Benson, an eighth-grade student who won first place in the Life Science/Biology category for his project "Creation Wins!!!," says he disproved part of the theory of evolution. Using a rolled-up paper towel suspended between two glasses of water with Epsom Salts, the paper towel formed stalactites. He states that the theory that they take millions of years to develop is incorrect.

"Scientists say it takes millions of years to form stalactites," Benson said. "However, in only a couple of hours, I have formed stalactites just by using paper towel and Epsom Salts."

The student then went on to disprove that dinosaurs ever existed by removing the headpiece from a Barney costume and revealing the actor beneath.

Upon hearing the results of the 8th-grader’s experiment, atheists across the world wept and gnashed their teeth while they burned pictures of Richard Dawkins in effigy.

(h/t J-Walk)

Bonus: There’s a disorder called “Pica,” which is an appetite for non-nutritive substances (e.g., coal, soil, chalk, paper etc.) or an abnormal appetite for some things that may be considered foods (wikipedia). Also, a pica is a unit of measurement used in typography equivalent to 1/6th of an inch. Atypical of Christianist organizations ("schools"), Pawleys Island Christian Academy (PICA) seems to be appropriately named, as their students are being taught 1/6 of the scientific process, and are seeking a non-nutritive Bible-based education.

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