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Coppedge Trial Update: Fox News, AP, Washington Post, UCLA First Amendment Scholar Weigh In

Coppedge has waived his right to trial by jury and has elected to try the case before Judge Hiroshige who will decide all matters of fact and law. Read More ›

Trial to Begin in Intelligent Design Discrimination Lawsuit against NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

Trial begins this week in a lawsuit over whether NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) unlawfully discriminated against an employee for discussing the scientific theory of intelligent design (ID) at work.

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Rick Santorum, the Santorum Amendment and Intelligent Design

Most Americans support the Santorum Amendment’s approach to teaching evolution. A backgrounder on Rick Santorum and Intelligent Design is now available.

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Galileo Galilei facing Roman inquisition, abandoning his views on heliocentricism. Reenactment of an important historical moment shaping the course of science and religion.
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Please, NASA, No More Galileos!

The David Coppedge case stands as an egregious instance of intolerance toward scientific dissent, so much so that it merits your attention and action, for Caltech runs JPL under contract with NASA, a government agency, and is thus indirectly accountable to the electorate, by which I mean you, dear reader. Read More ›

Lynn Margulis, Acclaimed Biologist and Critic of Neo-Darwinism, RIP

"No evidence in the vast literature of heredity changes shows unambigious evidence that random mutation itself, even with geographical isolation of populations, leads to speciation. Then how do new species come into being? How do cauliflowers descend from tiny, wild Mediterranean cabbagelike plants, or pigs from wild boars?" Read More ›

Judge Sends NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to Jury Trial for Firing Employee Who Discussed Intelligent Design

"The upcoming JPL trial will remind employers that it is costly to discriminate against ID in the workplace." Read More ›

North Carolina Faces Legacy of Forced Sterilization as Hollywood Releases New Film Alleged Dramatizing Impact of Eugenics in the South

As North Carolina grapples with its legacy of forced sterilization, a new feature-length film dramatizes the personal toll of eugenics as well as its connection with Darwinism. Read More ›

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