TITLE

Coming Soon: Movie Backs 'Intelligent Design'

AUTHOR(S)
Cavanagh, Sean
PUB. DATE
February 2008
SOURCE
Education Week;2/27/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 25, p17
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article focuses on the potential influence of the documentary film 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," which defends the theory of intelligent design. Information about the public opinion of intelligent design compared to the theory of evolution is presented and the documentary film "Crossroads" is mentioned. The potential commercial success of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" is also explored.
ACCESSION #
31266190

Tags: EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed (Film);  INTELLIGENT design (Teleology);  EVOLUTION (Biology);  DOCUMENTARY films -- Social aspects;  CROSSROADS (Film)

 

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