Tag: Edwards v. Aguillard

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, American Scientist, avida, Caucasians, creationists, Dover trial, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, Ethiopian, Eugenie Scott, genetic algorithms, intelligent design, iron ore, Jay Wexler, Kitzmiller v. Dover, law, methodological naturalism, Michigan State University, natural, NOMA, Of Pandas and People, philosophers, Robert Pennock, Scopes trial, Stephen Jay Gould, supernatural, Supreme Court, terminology, Winston Ewert, Young Earth Creationism}

On Scopes and Dover Trials, Philosopher Robert Pennock Twists History and Science

_{Casey Luskin and John Bloom
December 18, 2025

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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There is no reason for Pennock’s rule other than to short-circuit the origins debate and rule intelligent design out-of-court without addressing the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antony Flew, Barbara Forrest, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Cicero, creationism, creator, David dewolf, Edwards v. Aguillard, Eugenie Scott, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Fred Hoyle, intelligent agent, intelligent causes, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, John E. Jones, John Haught, John West, Jonathan Witt, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Polanyi, molecular machines, New York Times, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, religion, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, Scott Minnich, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Thomas Aquinas, William Dembski, William Paley}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

_{Casey Luskin
December 15, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. 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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Date
April 1, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Ball State University, Christianity, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism as religion, David Barash, Edwards v. Aguillard, Eric Hedin, evolution, freedom from religion foundation, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Michael Ruse, New York Times, U.S. Constitution, University of Washington}

Breaking: Freedom From Religion Foundation Opposes Teaching Evolution in Public Schools

_{Science and Culture
April 1, 2020

Evolution, Science Education

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At an emergency meeting a week ago, a majority of the members on FFRF’s Executive Board of Directors voted that Darwinian evolution is, in fact, a religion. 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, Doubts About Darwin, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, 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
April 1, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom bills, creationism, Donald Trump, Edwards v. Aguillard, evolution, fake news, First Amendment, Genesis, intelligent design, journalism, law, lawyer, legislation, Louisiana Science Education Act, mainstream science, Neo-Darwinism, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Supreme Court, Tennessee, United States, Zack Kopplin}

On Academic Freedom Laws, National Law Review Takes a Tumble

_{Sarah Chaffee
April 1, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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What a mess would-be attorney Megan Sullivan has made of her research. 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, 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
September 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Discovery Institute, Edwards v. Aguillard, evolution, Gerd Müller, intelligent design, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Marcos Eberlin, Royal Society, Slate, Turkey, U.C. Irvine}

In Science, a Factually and Logically Challenged Letter Decries ID and Discovery Institute

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 2, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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The writer, among other errors, tries to associate the theory of intelligent design with Turkey’s recent action in banishing evolution from its public schools. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
May 6, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Science Education
Tagged
, __tedited, advocacy, Casey Luskin, constitutionality, courts, double standard, Edwards v. Aguillard, fundamentalism, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, mandates, neutrality, politicization, public school, religious liberty, separation of church and state, Tree of Life}

In Court Rulings on Teaching Origins Science, Law Review Article Finds a Double Standard

_{Sarah Chaffee
May 6, 2016

Faith & Science, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education

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Courts typically ignore anti-religious historical associations with Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 11, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Edwards v. Aguillard, Evangelical Christianity, panspermia, Prometheus, Richard Dawkins, video}

At the Mountains of Madness: More on Prometheus and Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
June 11, 2012

Intelligent Design

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Ridley Scott's story is remarkably similar in plot to a wonderful H.P. Lovecraft novella, likewise premised on ID. Read More ›