His report, which included resolution draft[2] was returned by the Assembly to the Committee on Culture, Science and Education for revision on the initiative of the Flemish leader of the Christian Democrats group in PACE Luc Van den Brande by 63 votes to 46.
At the same time, the resolution considers it acceptable to present creationist ideas as a supplement to cultural and religious education (para.
The part of the resolution calling for action reads as follows:19.1. defend and promote scientific knowledge; 19.2. strengthen the teaching of the foundations of science, its history, its epistemology and its methods alongside the teaching of objective scientific knowledge; 19.3. make science more comprehensible, more attractive and closer to the realities of the contemporary world; 19.4. firmly oppose the teaching of creationism as a scientific discipline on an equal footing with the theory of evolution and in general the presentation of creationist ideas in any discipline other than religion; After the rejection of Lengagne's report, the former rapporteur was interviewed on the subject by the French newspaper 20 Minutes, where he evaluated the events as follows: "We are witnessing a return to the Middle Ages.
[12] Michael Poole, a King's College London Visiting Research Fellow in Science and Religion and a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, criticised the resolution for being too restrictive while disapproving of young Earth creationism and the intelligent design movement.
[13] Deutsche Welle, covering the disagreement among members of the Assembly on whether the resolution constituted an attack on religious beliefs,[14] and Die Welt, pointing to journalists-expressed suspicions of wishing to limit freedom of conscience and Brasseur's response that the aim was to draw a line between the spheres of faith and science.