Tag: Alabama

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 12, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Alabama, biologic institute, California Science Center, Casey Luskin, Charles Marshall, Cornell University, Darwin’s Dilemma, Darwin’s Doubt, Discovery Institute, education, George Church, Granville Sewell, Illustra Media, intelligent design, John E. Jones, junk DNA, Kevin Padian, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Martin Gaskell, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mount Holyoke College, National Center for Science Education, Nature (journal), New Mexico, Nick Matzke, Pennsylvania, public policy, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Thomas Nagel, Times Literary Supplement, University of Kentucky}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 10, “The Intelligent Design Movement Died After Dover”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 12, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 14, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, Alabama, americans, aurora, aurora borealis, beauty, Casey Luskin, cemetery, comets, faith and science, Halloween, intelligent design, Jay Richards, photography, Sky & Telescope, sunset, The Privileged Planet, total solar eclipse}

Comet Caps a Year of Natural Beauty

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 14, 2024

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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I took a set of images of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last night, which was the first sighting I had of it. It's visible to the unaided eye. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, academic freedom, ACLU, Alabama, creation science, creationism, Discovery Institute, educators, Edwards v. Aguillard, Indiana, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, law, lawsuits, legislators, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Mississippi, persecution, policymakers, politicization, public education, religious beliefs, Science Education Policy, scientific theories, strengths and weaknesses, Supreme Court, Tennessee, West Virginia}

West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

_{Casey Luskin
March 14, 2024

Evolution, Science Education

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West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 30, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, Alabama, americans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chernobyl, China, churches, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinism, doctors, Donald Trump, Earth Day, Easter, Evangelical Christians, Federal Government, global warming, New York City, New York Times, nurses, pandemic, pastors, stock boys, Thomas Huxley, truck driver, United States, Wuhan}

Are Evangelicals “Crippling” Our Coronavirus Response?

_{Michael Egnor
March 30, 2020

Faith & Science, Medicine

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Evangelicals didn’t cause this plague, and we desperately need the courage and wisdom that they have always brought to bear against pandemics. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 8, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, Alabama, Christianity Today, Darwin on Trial, Darwinian evolution, David Raup, Doubts About Darwin, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kansas Science Standards, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Louisiana Science Education Act, Pennsylvania, Phillip E. Johnson, Rick Santorum, Santorum Amendment, Stephen Jay Gould, Supreme Court, Thomas Woodward, U.S. Senate, University of Chicago}

Phillip Johnson’s Legacy in Science Education and the Law

_{Casey Luskin
November 8, 2019

Science Education

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A Christianity Today obituary contains some misstatements about the law and legislative history regarding evolution education. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 3, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Alabama, evolution, free speech, intelligent design, legislation, public education, students, teachers, universities}

Alabama Legislature Passes Bill Supporting University Academic Freedom

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 3, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Kudos to Alabama for making free speech a priority in public education! Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 1, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, academic freedom bills, academic freedom day, Alabama, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, critical thinking, curriculum, Darwin Day, education, evolution, Free Science, Indiana, legislation, Louisiana, teachers, Tennessee}

Academic Freedom Resolutions — For Darwin Day, Another Valuable Option for Citizen Activists

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 1, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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You may already know about academic freedom bills — such as those passed in Louisiana in 2008 and Tennessee in 2012. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Alabama, Bible, Constitution, constitutionality, courts, Discovery Institute, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, evidence, mechanisms of evolution, policy, Royal Society, science}

Proposed Evolution Education Policy, Alabama’s HB 258, Is Not a Good Idea

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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What could go wrong? First, if this bill were to be passed, it would be declared unconstitutional by the courts. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, "God of the gaps", academic freedom, Alabama, blood clotting, creationism, education, fossil record, Glenn Branch, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Of Pandas and People, public education, Ross Pomeroy, Science Education Policy, Skeptical Inquirer, Stephen Meyer, tiktaalik}

Of Pandas and Poor Journalism

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Discovery, wonder, learning, exploration: That’s what we want young people to experience in science class. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2017

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Alabama, Darwinian theory, education, frivolous lawsuits, ID the Future, Oklahoma, Ray Bohlin, Sarah Chaffee, science education, scientists, Texas}

In Science Education, Academic Freedom Makes Progress Across America

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2017

Biology, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Sarah Chaffee spoke to AF proponents in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. Read More ›