Academic Freedom/Free Speech

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Atheist Group Pressures College into Cancelling Intelligent Design Course

On this episode of ID the Future, CSC Research Coordinator Casey Luskin sits down with Joshua Youngkin, Program Officer in Public Policy and Legal Affairs, to discuss how Amarillo College recently cancelled a non-science, non-credit, intelligent design course after receiving threats from atheist activists. Listen in as Luskin and Youngkin talk about their investigation and give background on the situation.

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Dr Stephen Meyer Testifies to the Texas State Board of Education about Evolution’s Weaknesses

Dr. Stephen Meyer’s opening remarks to the Texas State Board of Education, where he testified in June 2009 in favor of keeping critical analysis of evolution in the Texas science standards. Listen in as Dr. Meyer explains some of the problems with Darwin’s theory, including the Cambrian Explosion.

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Heckler’s Veto Threatens Academic Freedom on Evolution

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin discusses recent incidents that reveal a disturbing trend: Darwin activists are using a “heckler’s veto” to intimidate academic institutions into shutting down scientific inquiry over life’s Read More ›

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Stephen Meyer on the Michael Medved show discussing teaching intelligent design and academic freedom

Dr. Meyer and Michael Medved talks about the Ball State scandal with Eric Hedin and the idea of academic freedom as a whole.

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Dr. Stephen Meyer on the Janet Parshall Program discussing Darwin’s Doubt

Stephen Meyer is the author of The New York Times best selling book Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the case for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2013). For more information on the book and to order your copy visit http://www.darwinsdoubt.com

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Ball State University Class Teaches that “Science Must Destroy Religion”

On this episode of ID the Future, attorney Joshua Youngkin, Discovery Institute Program Officer in Public Policy and Legal Affairs, gives some background on Ball State University’s violation of academic freedom — an issue that has escalated with BSU President Jo Ann Gora’s recent edict forbidding all faculty from expressing support for intelligent design in the classroom. Read More ›

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Back to School Tips for 2013

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin offers tips for when diversity doesn’t extend into the biology classroom. Casey suggests never opting out of learning evolution–in fact, both students and parents should learn as much as they can in order to be proactively informed about a variety of scientific viewpoints. Read More ›

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The Michael Medved Show Weekly Science & Culture Update: Stephen Meyer on Ball State University, Intelligent Design & Academic Freedom

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Stephen C. Meyer explains the latest developments in the academic freedom case with professor Eric Hedin at Ball State University. The president of Ball State University has issued a gag order on teachers, prohibiting them from discussing intelligent design in their classrooms. Read More ›

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Dr. Stephen Meyer on the Lars Larson Show

On this episode of ID the Future, hear a recent interview with CSC Director Dr. Stephen Meyer on the Lars Larson Show. Dr. Meyer discusses the shirking of academic freedom by Ball State University, the widespread evidence for intelligence in life, and what Darwin didn’t know when Read More ›