Avoiding the inconvenient truth

The school board in Federal Way, Washington has placed restrictions on showing the film An Inconvenient Truth after Frosty Hardison, a local parent of seven, complained. Hardison is a creationist who believes the Earth is 14,000 years old and...well, here's a quote from the article:

"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher. The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. ... The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD."

His wife, Gayle, feels the movie is excessively anti-American:

"From what I've seen (of the movie) and what my husband has expressed to me, if (the movie) is going to take the approach of 'bad America, bad America,' I don't think it should be shown at all. If you're going to come in and just say America is creating the rotten ruin of the world, I don't think the video should be shown."

The school board passed a resolution stating that before showing the film teachers must get the approval of the principal and superintendent, and must make sure a "credible, legitimate opposing view will be presented."

Personally, I think a "credible, legitimate opposing view" to global warming is a contradiction in terms. I also don't think Frosty Hardison represents a credible view on anything. But what if he's right and global warming is just a sign that the Second Coming is imminent? Well, maybe we should start cleaning up our planet so it's in nicer shape when Jesus gets here. It's polite to clean up your house for important guests, after all.