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State Capitol Report: House Passes Bill Allowing Questioning of Evolution

By Blake Farmer and Joe White

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Memphis, TN – Legislation to protect teachers who discuss alternative theories to evolution passed the Tennessee House last week and now begins its journey through the Senate. WPLN's state capitol correspondent Joe White describes the debate over scientific theory as the most lively this session. He and WPLN's Blake Farmer talk about where this legislation comes from and what it might do.