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Does Changing The Definition Of Science Solve The Establishment Clause Problem For Teaching Intelligent Design As Science In Public Schools? Doing An End-Run Around The Constitution, Ann Marie Lofaso
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] "When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection in 1859, it sparked some of the most contentious debates in American intellectual history, debates that continue to rage today. Although these debates have numerous political ramifications, the question posed in this paper is narrow: Does the Establishment Clause permit a particular assessment of current evolutionary theory – intelligent design (“ID”) – to be taught as science in American elementary and secondary public schools? This article shows that it does not.
To understand current disputes over whether and how to teach the origins of life …
The Sanctity Of Conscience In An Age Of School Choice: Grounds For Skepticism, Robert K. Vischer
The Sanctity Of Conscience In An Age Of School Choice: Grounds For Skepticism, Robert K. Vischer
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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Too Much, Too Little: Religion In The Public Schools, Jay D. Wexler
Too Much, Too Little: Religion In The Public Schools, Jay D. Wexler
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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The Constitutionality Of The Monkey Wrench: Exploring The Case For Intelligent Design, Johnny Buckles
The Constitutionality Of The Monkey Wrench: Exploring The Case For Intelligent Design, Johnny Buckles
Oklahoma Law Review
Teaching intelligent design in public schools has become an extremely controversial, and highly publicized, educational prospect that is just beginning to garner judicial attention. This Article argues that a proper resolution of the constitutional problems raised by teaching intelligent design requires both a precise understanding of intelligent design and evolutionary theory, and a sophisticated grasp of theological conceptions of the origin and development of life. After explaining these important foundational concepts and surveying the most relevant Supreme Court precedent, this Article discusses two important threshold questions that arise from the origins debate. First, is intelligent design theory inherently religious? Secondly, …