Judge rejects call for teaching 'intelligent design'

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 21, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Laurie Goodstein
International Herald Tribune
12-21-2005
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a school board's policy of requiring that ''intelligent design'' be taught in high school biology class is unconstitutional because ''intelligent design'' is clearly a religious idea that advances ''a particular version of Christianity.'' In the nation's first case to test the legal merits of ''intelligent design,'' Judge John Jones 3rd dealt a stinging rebuke to advocates of teaching ''intelligent design'' in public schools as a scientific alternative to evolution.The judge found that ''intelligent ...

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