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Luskin: Alien Life Would Challenge Evolution, Not Religion

A theme in social media chatter has been that the disclosure will challenge religious beliefs, and that it may be a “psyop” directed against Christian faith. Read More ›
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West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

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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In Science, How “Assumed Atheism” Harms Religious Students

For all practical purposes, there seems to be little daylight today between methodological and metaphysical naturalism, at least in graduate science classes. Read More ›
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Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Read More ›
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Bright Idea: Put Scientists in Charge Instead?

Could scientists and advocates of scientism really make a worse hash of things than the politicians? Read More ›
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Pressuring a Hospice to Kill

Canada is our closest cultural cousin: We had better be careful, or the same thing could happen here. Read More ›
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Colorado Doctor Fired after Suing Catholic Hospital over Assisted Suicide

The ACLU has already sued several Catholic hospitals over the last few years seeking to force them to violate church doctrine. Read More ›
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Should We Teach Evolution as a Sensitive Issue?

That’s what priest and professor of science education Michael Reiss argues. Read More ›

Canada Court: Doctors Must Euthanize, Abort, or Refer

The culture of death brooks no dissent. In Canada, doctors have been ordered to bend the knee. Read More ›
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In South Dakota, More Groundless Alarm about Academic Freedom

South Dakota’s HB 1270, proposed this year, was a simple, straightforward academic freedom bill. Unfortunately, it did not pass. Read More ›

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