Evolution in action: the trials and tribulations of intelligent design.(laws for teaching evolution to students)

From: Science News | Date: February 25, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Irony of ironies, creationism has evolved. In a sense, it had to: In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required the teaching of so-called creation science whenever a grade school or high school class covered the theory of evolution. That law was declared unconstitutional because creation science--the notion that the Bible's version of the creation of the universe could be verified scientifically--was intended to advance a particular religion.

Since that landmark decision, called Edwards v. Aguillard, creationism has morphed into a philosophy dubbed ...

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