Drawing the Line Between Science and Religion
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- DOVER AND BEYOND. // Christian Century;1/24/2006, Vol. 123 Issue 2, p12
The article comments on the impact of the ruling of Judge John E. Jones III on the intelligent design (ID) trial in Dover, Pennsylvania on school board decisions in other U.S. states over the teaching of evolution. Even before the ruling, the voters in the area have unseated incumbent school...
- Possible Road Map Seen in Dover Case. Cavanagh, Sean // Education Week;1/4/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 16, p1
The article reports that the landmark ruling last month by U.S. District Judge John E. Jones that intelligent design is an illegitimate science may have provided an authoritative guide for school officials and science teachers seeking to defend the teaching of evolution. In the ruling, Judge...
- A decision that strengthens the wall between church and state. Hardy, Lawrence // American School Board Journal;Feb2006, Vol. 193 Issue 2, p22
This article deals with the Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School District case in Pennsylvania which raised the constitutionality issue in the teaching of evolutionary theory. Judge John E. Jones III, on December 20, 2005, ruled that the school board erred when it inserted a four-paragraph...
- Judgment on Intelligent Design. // Biologist;Feb2006, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p7
The article reports on a federal judge's ruling in the United States that it is unconstitutional to teach Intelligent Design as an alternative to evolution in a public school science classroom. The judgment was delivered by District Court Judge John E. Jones III in the case of "Kitzmiller et al...
- A Striking Repudiation of "Intelligent Design". // Reports of the National Center for Science Education;Jan-Apr2006, Vol. 26 Issue 1/2, p31
The article comments on the decision of U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III on the case concerning intelligent design in Pennsylvania. The judge found that intelligent design violated the centuries-old ground rules of science by invoking supernatural causation and by making assertions that...
- Only in America. Wilson, G. Willow // Science & Spirit;Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p48
The article discusses the proposed teaching of intelligent design (ID) in public schools in the U.S. as an alternative to the theory of evolution. It highlights the case filed by parents against the local school board in Pennsylvania in connection to the ID issue. The concern of the case is to...
- Creationism's Evolving STRATEGY. Bathija, Sandhya // Church & State;Jan2011, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p11
The article discusses the controversial issue of creationism and a case regarding the said issue which was handled by U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III. It provides an overview of the Kitzmiller versus Dover Area School District case and its decision as well as Jones' opinion reaffirming the...
- Governors Advocate Teaching 'Intelligent Design' In Public School Science Classes. // Church & State;Feb2006, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p18
The article reports on the support of three U.S. governors for the inclusion of the intelligent design program in the curriculum of public schools. Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher linked the subject to the Declaration of Independence. Texas Governor Rick Perry believed the importance of...
- DARWIN IN THE DOCK. Talbot, Margaret // New Yorker;12/5/2005, Vol. 81 Issue 39, p66
This article speculates on the ruling of Judge John E. Jones III over the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case about whether it is constitutional for public-school classes to present the argument of intelligent design. Proponents of intelligent design claimed that it was a bold new...
