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Utah Senators receive gifts on their desks all the times from lobbyists. Today they discovered gifts of “Evolution Ale”, a locally brewed beer (empty due to state law), on their desks — poking fun at a bill proposed by Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, that would direct school science curricula to “stress that not all scientists agree on which theory is correct” when it comes to the origins of man. Buttars was quoted as saying he thought the gesture was “funny”.

The bill that would require state science classes to teach that there are alternative theories to evolution, which Utah Representative Chris Buttars has introduced to session this year, has been endorsed by the Utah Education Committee.

The bill now is up for vote in the state Senate. The bill would dictate to teachers that they state there is no agreement on the origin of life or how man became as he is today. Buttars refutes the claim that this is a religious based bill/mandate.

But the State School Board disagrees, said Brett Moulding, the Utah State Office of Education’s director of curriculum. Last week, the board voted to oppose Buttars’ bill and drafted a position that “the theory of evolution is a major unifying concept in science.’

Even science professors at Brigham Young University advice against passage of such a bill.

Tonight, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman delivered his State of the State Address. This was followed by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson’s State of the City Address.

Huntsman highlighted these items in his proposed budget:

Larry Miller has broken the silence.

Miller, who pulled “Brokeback Mountain” from his theater complex spoke up yesterday to reporters following the Salt Lake Branch NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon.

Miller became a little aggressive with reporters, shoving microphones out of his way and stating that he had said everything he had to say when he pulled the film.

“I see the attention I’m getting is a lot more positive than negative,” Miller told the Deseret Morning News. “Those on the negative are from outside.”

I found this statement in the Deseret News interesting about Miller:
At the luncheon, Miller stressed the importance of working toward equality and of recognizing youth for their achievements.

It was also noted that NAACP leaders praised Miller for his charitable contributions to their and other organziations. It was stated by others that he is one of the most charitable people in Utah and donates heavily to youth organizations.

That may be so, but the fact still remains that Miller pulled a film about a love story between two men, while movies still remain showing that contain explicit violence, sex and drug abuse. I do not see the equality in that.

Read commentary on SLC Spin.