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Robert L. Crowther, II

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January 20, 2006

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Downgrading of Ohio Science Standards Turns Out to be a Rumor

_{Robert Crowther
January 20, 2006

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“Clearly this was an attempt by dogmatic Darwinists to try and scare the Ohio public into thinking the lesson plan promoting critical thinking about evolution was somehow detrimental to the state’s education standing.” Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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January 20, 2006

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Introducing new Evolution News & Views blogger Michael Francisco

_{Casey Luskin
January 20, 2006

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I’m pleased to announce a new member of the Evolution News and Views blogger team! Michael Francisco is a second year law student at Cornell Law School. Raised in the science town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, he has been interested in the intelligent design movement since the 1990s. Michael is happily married to his wife, Christina, who is also from Los Alamos. Before attending Cornell Law School, Michael earned a B.A. in History & Philosophy from Hillsdale College, where he was manager of the debate team, a freelance journalist, and the founder of an IDEA club chapter. Michael currently serves at president of the Cornell Federalist Society chapter. He’ll be a semi-regular contributor to ENV over the coming months.

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Robert L. Crowther, II

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January 19, 2006

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New York Times Reports on Differing Opinions on Intelligent Design from Catholic Leaders, Implies that Evolution is a Fact

_{Robert Crowther
January 19, 2006

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"New York Times Reports on Differing Opinions on Intelligent Design from Catholic Leaders, Implies that Evolution is a Fact" Second, the latter half of Dean’s and Fisher’s comment –the part seemingly defining what intelligent design is— simply throws up a strawman caricature of intelligent design that does not accurately represent the theory in part or in whole. Intelligent design theorists do not say “life is so complex that it must have been designed by an intelligent source” or a higher power, or a creator, or an alien, or god, or whatever you want to tack on to the end of that particular caricature. Intelligent design theory is NOT an argument based on what we don’t know, but rather an argument from what we DO know. Read the rest at Evolution News & Views, www.scienceandculture.com. Read More ›

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January 19, 2006

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Setting the Record Straight on Discovery’s Policy on Teaching Intelligent Design as Mischaracterized in the Weekly Standard

_{Robert Crowther
January 19, 2006

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*Setting the Record Straight on Discovery's Policy on Teaching Intelligent Design as Mischaracterized in the Weekly Standard* To repeat in no uncertain terms: it is the long-standing policy of Discovery Institute that students be required to learn both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of neo-Darwinian theory and chemical evolutionary scenarios for the origin of the first life. It is not the policy of Discovery Institute that schools mandate the teaching of the theory of intelligent design. Read the rest at Evolution News & Views, www.scienceandculture.com. Read More ›

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Robert L. Crowther, II

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January 18, 2006

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Will New York Times Writer Put Words In Mouth of Catholic Church?

_{Robert Crowther
January 18, 2006

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*When It Comes To Evolution Reporting The New York Times Prints All The News That Fits Their Agenda* It's funny that the Times is reporting on an op-ed as if if was the official position of the Vatican. That would be like a reader assuming that Cardinal Schönborn's piece distancing Darwinism from the Church was the view of the New York Times because they published it. Read the rest at Evolution News & Views, www.scienceandculture.com. Read More ›

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Robert L. Crowther, II

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January 17, 2006

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Discovery Institute Praises School District for Withdrawing Class Misrepresenting Intelligent Design

_{Robert Crowther
January 17, 2006

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*Discovery Institute Praises School District for Withdrawing Class Misrepresenting Intelligent Design* "If Americans United really believes that it's OK to teach about intelligent design in philosophy or social studies courses," said Luskin, "we challenge them to join with us to come up with an objective course that can be taught in the El Tejon district. Otherwise, it will become clear that their real goal is the suppression of any discussion of intelligent design in any classroom anywhere in the country." Read the rest at Evolution News & Views, www.scienceandculture.com Read More ›

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January 17, 2006

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Then Americans United Okay With Intelligent Design in Philosophy, Now Americans United Seeking To Stamp It Out Across The Board

_{Robert Crowther
January 17, 2006

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A California high school has settled out of court with Americans United for Separation of Church and State who had complained and sued over the school’s teaching of an elective philosophy class called “Philosophy of Design.” The settlement orders the district to cancel the class by Friday next week and says: “No school over which the School District has authority, including the High School, shall offer, presently or in the future, the course entitled “Philosophy of Design or “Philosophy of Intelligent Design” or any other course that promotes or endorses creationism, creation science, or intelligent design.”

Clearly, Americans United for Separation of Students from Science is singing a different tune now than they did last year during the Dover trial.

Intelligent Design Roundup: Toward a Darwinist Theocracy

_{Jonathan Witt
January 17, 2006

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Many of the most vocal defenders of Darwinism aren't behaving like dispassionate scientists, secure in the truth of their theory and, therefore, unruffled when others put forward an opposing scientific theory of life's origin. They're behaving as if ID theorists have touched a nerve. Three recent essays treat the subject incisively. Read More ›

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Jonathan Witt

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January 16, 2006

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Jerusalem Post Essayist Supports Intelligent Design “Conspiracy”

_{Jonathan Witt
January 16, 2006

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More evidence that intelligent design is not Christianity in disguise comes from this fine essay in The Jerusalem Post by Jonathan Rosenblum. Read More ›

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Robert L. Crowther, II

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January 14, 2006

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Discovery Institute Statement to El Tejon School Board About Teaching Intelligent Design and Evolution

_{Robert Crowther
January 14, 2006

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*Discovery Institute Statement to El Tejon School Board About Teaching Intelligent Design and Evolution* Thus, the only remedy at this point to avoid creating a dangerous legal precedent is to simply cancel the course. Cancel the course for this year, and then if you want to teach it again next year, take your time, and consult people from all sides to construct a course that everyone agrees on. You could consult people from Americans United, you could consult the Discovery Institute, you could consult other experts, and you could create a philosophy course which people on all sides agree would be acceptable. Then you could re-teach the philosophy course on origins next year. Read the rest at Evolution News & Views, www.scienceandculture.com. Read More ›