The Center for Science and Culture
Seattle, Oct. 6 – “Forrest is playing word games, without looking at the meaning of the words,” said Casey Luskin, program officer for public policy and legal affairs at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, in response to an intelligent design opponent’s testimony. Plaintiff’s witness, Dr. Barbara Forrest, pointed to the word “creation” in early drafts of the supplemental textbook Read More ›
This article, published by the Associated Press, mentions Discovery Institute: Hours after White’s letter reached students, staff and faculty on Tuesday, the Discovery Institute, a Seattle public policy group that funds research into intelligent design, blasted the order as an unconstitutional assault on academic freedom and free speech. The rest of the article can be found here.
Seattle – Today, Southeastern Louisiana University philosophy professor Barbara Forrest testified in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial that it is her opinion that intelligent design and creationism are essentially one in the same. “I hope that the media will critically analyze Forrest’s testimony and get our response to her allegations,” said John West. “I would warn them to take what she Read More ›
Harrisburg, PA – Eighty-five scientists have filed an Amicus Brief in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial asking the Judge to “affirm the freedom of scientists to pursue scientific evidence wherever it may lead” and not limit research into the scientific theory of intelligent design. Not all the signers are proponents of intelligent design, but they do agree “that protecting the freedom to pursue scientific evidence for intelligent design stimulates the advance of scientific knowledge.”
Read More ›SEATTLE – “Every educator should be alarmed when an institution’s administrator issues an order preventing faculty from teaching `differing views’ about the subject they teach.” said David DeWolf, professor at Gonzaga University Law School. “Yet that is precisely what President Timothy White of the University of Idaho did when he issued a letter informing faculty, staff and students that it was Read More ›
Astronomers are discovering that the earth is anything but unremarkable and that it may very well be unique in its ability to support intelligent life. Dr. Jay Richards, co-author of the provocative new book The Privileged Planet, will discuss why the earth’s location and design make not only life, but scientific discovery possible. Dr. Richards, Vice-President of Discovery Institute, has Read More ›
This article, published by Religion News Service, quotes Bruce Chapman of Discovery Institute: Bruce Chapman, president of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, who worked to develop Schönborn’s July 7 op-ed and is a major proponent of intelligent design, said it appears the pope was merely trying to “correct the misstatements” about church teaching on evolution. “The traditional view of the church Read More ›
Eighty years ago in Dayton, Tennessee, the ACLU went to court to defend the right of John Scopes to teach Darwin’s theory of evolution. Last week, the ACLU went to court in Pennsylvania to prevent students in the Dover School District from learning about an alternative theory known as intelligent design. The Dover lawsuit demonstrates the radical role reversal that Read More ›
SEATTLE – “Once again, academic freedom is under attack and an attempt is being made to censor scientific thought,” Robert Crowther, Director of Communications for the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute said today in response to a letter from the National Center for Science Education and others urging all 50 state governors to restrict teaching the controversies of Read More ›
Harrisburg, PA – Building on the mischaracterizations of the first day’s witness, the ACLU continued to put an imposter version of intelligent design on trial in the second day of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial. “I know what intelligent design is, and it sure isn’t what they’re talking about in Harrisburg,” said Casey Luskin, the program officer for public policy and Read More ›