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Debating Evolution in the Classroom A federal judge has ruled that intelligent design is a religious view that does not belong in a science classroom. The ruling comes as school boards and legislatures across the country debate how to teach students about the origins of life on Earth.
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Debating Evolution in the Classroom

Ohio Board of Ed Delivers Blow to Intelligent Design Movement

The Intelligent Design movement suffered a setback Tuesday when the Ohio Board of Education voted to eliminate science standards that encouraged teachers to present the theory of evolution more critically.

Ohio Board of Ed Delivers Blow to Intelligent Design Movement

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Opinion

Intelligent Design Has a Place in the Classroom

Commentator Joe Loconte says that Thursday's judicial ruling against the teaching of intelligent design is wrong. He says posing the question of a "supreme intelligence" should not be ruled out of bounds.

Intelligent Design Has a Place in the Classroom

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Intelligent Design Proponents Set Back by Dover Case

A federal judge Tuesday prohibited mentions of intelligent design in Dover, Pa., public school biology classes. The case was closely watched by school districts around the country, and the decision is likely to put a damper on other such efforts.

Intelligent Design Proponents Set Back by Dover Case

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Pa. Judge Bars Intelligent Design in Science Classes

A federal judge rules against the teaching of intelligent design in Dover, Pa., schools. He says the concept is a "religious view" that has no place in science classrooms. The case could have important implications for the teaching of evolution in schools across the country.

Pa. Judge Bars Intelligent Design in Science Classes

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Opinion

In Favor of Barring Intelligent Design from the Classroom

Among the scientists applauding Tuesday's decision against intelligent design is commentator Lawrence Krauss. He's director of Case Western Reserve University's Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics. In his opinion, this new ruling is the best possible outcome in this case.

In Favor of Barring Intelligent Design from the Classroom

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How 'Dover' May Affect U.S. Schools

University of Texas law professor Douglas Laycock discusses the outcome of the Kitzmiller v. Dover case, in which the judge ruled against the proponents of intelligent design. He explains why it would be difficult for the defendants to appeal and what effect it may have for the rest of the country.

How 'Dover' May Affect U.S. Schools

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Pa. Voters Eject School Board Amidst Evolution Debate

Residents of Dover, Penn., voted out almost every member of their local school board last week. Eight people ran against a policy requiring the mention of intelligent design in classrooms, and all of them won. Steve Inskeep talks to one of the newly elected board members, Bernadette Reinking.

Pa. Voters Eject School Board Amidst Evolution Debate

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Intelligent Design in American Classrooms

Steve Inskeep discusses the current state of intelligent design in American classrooms with Barbara Bradley Hagerty and with Greg Allen, who covered the intelligent design movement in Kansas.

Intelligent Design in American Classrooms

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Intelligent Design and Academic Freedom

After publishing an article by a proponent of intelligent design, scientist Richard Sternberg found himself the target of retaliation at the Smithsonian Institution. His case is probably the best-documented battle in the war between the vast majority of scientists and a tiny insurgency promoting an alternative to evolution.

Intelligent Design and Academic Freedom

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Groups Fight New Science Standards in Kansas

Kansas is set to adopt science standards that encourage the exploration of alternatives to the theory of evolution. Science groups are mobilizing to oppose the changes. The groups have said they will not allow Kansas to use their copyrighted material in the new teaching standards.

Groups Fight New Science Standards in Kansas

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New Kansas School Standards Question Evolution

The Kansas Board of Education again has adopted science standards that take aim at evolution. Supporters say it's about bringing academic integrity to the science classroom. Critics call it an attempt to inject religion into science education.

New Kansas School Standards Question Evolution

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Intelligent Design Trial Update

The trial over intelligent design in the classroom continues in Dover, Pa. Parents in the rural public school district are challenging the district over the inclusion of the alternate view to evolution.

Intelligent Design Trial Update

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The Scopes Monkey Trial, 80 Years Later

Scientists Hesitant to Debate Intelligent Design

Over the years the scientific community has largely decided not to take part in public debates over creationism v. evolution. Now they're being careful about how they take on Darwin's latest critics — advocates of "Intelligent Design," the argument that life is too complex to have evolved without help.

Scientists Hesitant to Debate Intelligent Design

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Evolution and the Catholic Church

Where does the Catholic Church stand on evolution? An op-ed piece in The New York Times earlier this year, written by Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, seems to favor the view that an intelligent designer must be at work in the evolutionary process.

Evolution and the Catholic Church

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Galapagos, Under Threat

Galapagos Used by Both Sides of Evolution Debate

Scientists inspired by Charles Darwin's observations about natural selection have long found support for the theory of evolution in the Galapagos Islands. But creationists and proponents of intelligent design also use the Galapagos to advance their view of the origin of species.

Galapagos Used by Both Sides of Evolution Debate

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