- Ohio Expected to Rein In Class Linked to Intelligent Design - New York Times (p)(f)
A majority of members on the Board of Education of Ohio, the first state to single out evolution for "critical analysis" in science classes more than three years ago, are expected on Tuesday to challenge a model biology lesson plan they consider an excuse to teach the tenets of the disputed theory of intelligent design. Nwe York Times Feb 14, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Oregon State Daily Barometer Online - Intelligent design is not science (p)(f)
the Wisconsin State Legislature have proposed a bill that looks to ban the teaching of intelligent design as a science in their state. The bill probably won’t pass, as the majority of their peers in the legislature are Republican, but the arguments have been made nonetheless. This is, of course, the first expressly anti-ID bill in the U.S., but many are likely to follow.
in Public bookmarks - Pa. Case Is Newest Round in Evolution Debate (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Parents flee to church schools (p)(f)
The number of church-exempt schools has exploded in the past several years, as public confidence in the county’s public school system has waned. P.G. Gazette Oct 20, 2005 A1
in Public bookmarks - Parents have faith in church-based schools (p)(f)
Although the two may not be connected, the growth of enrollment at church-based schools while public school enrollment drops should be a red flag that parents are losing – or have lost – trust in the public school system. P.G. Gazette Oct 18, 2005
in Public bookmarks - Parochial Schools to Get U.S. Funds for Rebuilding (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Pastor Brinton on Evolution (p)(f)
Here`s a refreshingly intelligent treatise on religion and evolution by Henry Brinton, a Presbyterian pastor, in today`s Outlook section. He believes religion and science ask different questions (why and how, respectively), and he has no troubled [sic] reconciling evolution with his deep faith in the guidance of God. Washington Post, Achenblog, Sep 18, 2005
in Public bookmarks - Performance At Schools Criticized As Religious (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Public school enrollment drops again (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Review of `Plan B` Pill Is Faulted (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Roberts Hearings Likely to Enter Religious Territory (p)(f)
Evangelical minister Rob Schenck secretly blessed every piece of furniture in the three Senate hearing rooms where the Judiciary Committee will consider the Roberts nomination. The Washington activist, who heads the National Clergy Council, described the exercise as `an act of prayer, in preparation for this whole process.` Washington Post, Page A06, September 05, 2005
in Public bookmarks - Santorum Breaks With Christian-Rights Law Center (p)(f)
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) withdrew on Thursday his affiliation from the Christian-rights law center that defended a school district`s policy requiring the teaching of "intelligent design." Washington Post, Dec 23, 2005 A11
in Public bookmarks - Science Teachers Confront Intelligent Design (p)(f)
In classrooms across the country, science teachers are increasingly finding themselves on the front lines of the decades-long evolution wars, pitting accepted scientific explanations against biblical-based challengers. So when some 15,000 science teachers convened for their annual conference recently, many attended workshops designed to help them deal with the issue. May 24, 2006 VOA News
in Public bookmarks - Science Wars - Intelligent Design (p)(f)
Should public schools teach intelligent design? Called an alternative to evolution, the theory claims that intelligent causes are responsible for life. Science writer Sally Satel moderates this American Enterprise Institute panel discussion on science, religion, and intelligent design. AEI 10/21/2005: WASHINGTON, DC: 2 hr. REAL VIDEO
in Public bookmarks - Science, Religion and Public Education (p)(f)
A well-organized and well-funded campaign is under way to undermine the separation of church and state in Americaâs public schools. Aggressive religious pressure groups are pushing school boards nationwide to change the curriculum to conform to their doctrines. Battles have erupted all over the nation, and your community may be next. PDF
in Public bookmarks - Scientists call on churches to fight `intelligent design` (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Scientists Speak Up on Mix of God and Science - New York Times (p)(f)
Some scientists say simply that science and religion are two separate realms, nonoverlapping magisteria, as the late evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould put it in his book Rocks of Ages (Ballantine, 1999). In Dr. Gould`s view, science speaks with authority in the realm of what the universe is made of (fact) and why does it work this way (theory) and religion holds sway over questions of ultimate meaning and moral value. NYT Aug 27, 2005
in Public bookmarks - Scientology Training for School Teachers (p)(f)
A controversy over sending St. Louis Public School teachers to a training program connected to the Church of Scientology underscores a major flaw in the federal No Child Left Behind Act: rigorous performance standards for public schools, but none for private companies that are supposed to repair the failures. September 22, 2005
in Public bookmarks - Sen. Santorum On Intelligent Design (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Should Offices That Include Non-Christians Use Christmas Decorations? (p)(f)
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