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Evolution alive and well in schools

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By Sid Machalek, Rock Island | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:05 PM CDT | () comments

 The film, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” died a much deserved death after a few days at the cinemas. You, Ben Stein, are no Michael Moore.

When a balanced treatment for scientific-creationism in science class law was passed in 1981, evolution was put on trial and scored a decisive victory in McLean V. The Arkansas Board of Education. The importance of this judgment cannot be overstated. It demonstrated that  scientific-creationism was formulated by unqualified nincompoops who only saw what they wanted to see.

The usual excuse offered by scientific-creationists is that Judge Overton was prejudiced.

Next, there arose so-called intelligent design theory. This was an attempt to get scientific-creationism into science class through the back door after the front door got slammed shut in McLean.

When a requirement for the teaching of intelligent design theory in Pennsylvania’s public schools was passed in 2005, it was also challenged in court, Kitzmiller V. Dover. And, once again, evolution scored a decisive victory.

Curiously, this trial’s judge is a lifetime Republican . So, what’s the anti-evolutionists excuse this time?

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