KUTV reports some interesting things said on the Senate floor

My computer doesn’t allow me to listen to the Senates fine audio online. So I have to rely on online news.

KUTV reports that Buttars amended his own bill for clarification. He said, “By inserting these two words, it becomes 100 percent clear that we're talking about various scientific views.'' That’s baloney – see my previous post. Plus, several of the Senators apparently used religious reasons to justify their “yes” vote.

But of special interest was the comment made by Senate Majority Leader Pete Knudsen, R-Brigham City,

"I thought I heard in (Buttars') statement that if one doesn't vote for this, then one could be considered an atheist. If that was the implication, that concerns me greatly. That is not the spirit in which we should discuss this legislation," he said. "There is a place for evolution in life, it's a part of life. It saddens me that one's faith would be challenged on a vote of this bill. I vote no."

A prophecy no doubt of just how divisive this bill will become. I applaud Sen. Pete Knudsen for taking a stand for what is right.