ATLANTA, NOV. 8 — The courts should not prevent educators from encouraging students to approach the study of evolution with an open mind according to over 30 scientists, including 25 from Georgia, who have submitted a legal brief to the US District Court in the Northern District of Georgia. The court begins hearing testimony today in a lawsuit brought by the Read More ›
This week a U.S. District Court in Atlanta will hold a trial on the constitutionality of a textbook sticker placed in public school biology textbooks. The ACLU is suing the Cobb County School District after the school board chose to adopt a textbooks sticker reading: “This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the Read More ›
Are you aware of the ongoing world war between a French-led high tax alliance and the United States and its free market allies? France and its statist allies have been losing the war for economic supremacy to the lower-tax developing and developed countries, like the United States. The French are well aware that their economy and those of other statist Read More ›
Original Article Fierce debate over how evolution is taught in public schools is brewing once again in courtrooms and school boards across the country. School administrators in Arizona say an open dialogue with parents and a willingness to answer questions from students concerning the theory of evolution are key to avoiding conflict. In the past, Arizona’s Board of Education wrestled Read More ›
Editor’s Note: Trevors & Abel are not fellows of the Discovery Institute but their conclusions, aptly noted in the name of their article “Chance and necessity do not explain the origin of life” echo and reinforce the negative arguments against the sufficiency of chance and necessity of Center for Science & Culture Director Stephen C. Meyer in his article titled Read More ›
Christianity is more than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a worldview that not only answers life’s basic questions―Where did we come from, and who are we? What has gone wrong with the world? What can we do to fix it?―but also shows us how we should live as a result of those answers. How Now Shall We Read More ›
Original article “I would like to thank the United States for liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein’s terror,” said the quiet man on the podium. There was a momentary, almost stunned silence, which was quickly followed by a raucous cheer from the audience. The place was Herzliya, Israel — yes, Israel — and the speaker was Mithal al-Alusi, then the director Read More ›
For years philosopher Barbara Forrest and biologist Paul Gross have been warning anyone who will listen about what they regard as a sinister conspiracy by proponents of intelligent design theory to abolish civil liberties, unify church and state, and “replace the scientific method with belief in God.” Their book Creationism’s Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design represents a culmination Read More ›