AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
The school board in Dover, Pa., added "intelligent design" to the 9th-grade biology curriculum.(The Week)(Brief Article)
* The school board in Dover, Pa., added "intelligent design" to the 9th-grade biology curriculum. Some parents, and almost all scientists, are outraged. They say that intelligent design is "not science." Even some proponents of ID concede that it would be premature for their theory to be taught in the classroom. But the question that is now before a federal court is not whether teaching ID is wise or foolish. It is whether it is illegal, a violation of the First Amendment. That amendment was originally intended (in relevant part) to keep Congress from either creating a national established church or interfering with states' established churches. It has been reinterpreted to empower federal judges to dismantle state laws and even local school boards' policies when those laws and policies are based on religious beliefs. ID ...
- Taft remark encourages intelligent design foes: State school board could...
- Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH) February 7, 2006 700+ words
...mandate teaching intelligent design. "He said the...The idea behind intelligent design is that life is...against the Dover Area School Board, has been threatening...mention the words "intelligent design." The broader...
- The Battle over the Meaning of Everything: Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a...
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly December 31, 2007 700+ words
...Everything: Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a School Board in Dover, Pa. GORDY SLACK...parents sued a Pennsylvania school board after it voted to include...federal officials to local school board voters--Slack demonstrates...
- Intelligent design on trial.(Dover school board alleged of not mentioning ID...
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Witham, Larry November 29, 2005 700+ words
...the Dover school board to require...statement about intelligent design along with...the phrase "intelligent design creationism...science. The school board said it added...because intelligent design concerns...
- Dover, Pennsylvania, school board rescinds 'intelligent design' policy.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 4, 2006 700+ words
...presenting "intelligent design" as an alternative...elected Dover Area School Board unanimously rescinded...different group of school board members had been...students about "intelligent design" before ninth...100 people. School board members ...
- Pennsylvania school board rescinds 'intelligent design' policy.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 4, 2006 700+ words
...RAFFAELE The Dover school board rescinded its...presenting "intelligent design" as an alternative...argued that "intelligent design," which attributes...disguise. The school board said it was trying...and said intelligent design could not be...Most of the ...
- Michigan school board flunks 'intelligent design'.(AROUND THE STATES)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Church & State December 1, 2006 700+ words
...ensuring that "intelligent design" may not be...The state school board voted 8-0...October to block intelligent design, the latest...challenging a public school board's policy of promoting intelligent design. According...
- 'Intelligent design' wasn't supposed to be taught, school board member says at...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 1, 2005 700+ words
...RAFFAELE A school board member who...reference to "intelligent design" in science...over whether intelligent design can be mentioned...possible." The school board is defending...statement about intelligent design before ninth...
- "Intelligent design" legal fight could change with new school board members.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 10, 2005 700+ words
...whether a rural school board can introduce "intelligent design" in high-school...families who sued the school board for introducing "intelligent design" in biology classes...lawyer defending the school board says he understands...
- School board in intelligent design case to pay parents' court costs.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Anderson, Lisa February 21, 2006 700+ words
...NEW YORK _ The Dover Area School Board on Tuesday night agreed...unconstitutionally teaching intelligent design and won their suit in federal...considering the introduction of intelligent design, or ID, such as South...first legal scrutiny of intelligent design, a ...
- Voters oust US school board that backed intelligent design.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 9, 2005 700+ words
...Pennsylvanian school board that is attempting...teaching of intelligent design as an alternative...were tired of intelligent design, they were...that this school board brought about...all for it [intelligent design] being discussed...
Source: HighBeam Research, The school board in Dover, Pa., added "intelligent design" to the...