www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/02/creationism-south-carolina/
"Indeed, religious conservatives have relentlessly pushed to force creationism in schools in states across the nation. Year after year, they introduce legislation in an effort to indoctrinate students with biblical doctrine. GOP lawmakers have pushed such bills in pretty much every state. And that war on concrete scientific fact has harmed America’s standing in the world. Four years ago, American teens placed 17th in the world in science scores. Today, we rank 21st. This is the damage caused by the Republican anti-science campaign."