Intelligent design duels Darwin in 'Scopes II'. From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: September 27, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Lisa anderson

Sep. 27--HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The first legal test of intelligent design, a concept critical of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, began in federal court here Monday, setting the stage for a decision that might influence the way biology is taught in public schools across the country.

Eighty years after the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in Tennessee, which set proponents of evolutionary theory against adherents of the biblical account of creation, this trial is being dubbed "Scopes II."

The case pits Darwin's theory that life evolves through ...

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