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Hostile Environments And The Religious Employee, Theresa M. Beiner, John M. A. Dipippa Jan 1997

Hostile Environments And The Religious Employee, Theresa M. Beiner, John M. A. Dipippa

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Of Pandas, People, And The First Amendment: The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In The Public Schools, Jay D. Wexler Jan 1997

Of Pandas, People, And The First Amendment: The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In The Public Schools, Jay D. Wexler

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Despite the Supreme Court's 1987 decision in Edwards v. Aguillard, striking down Arkansas' statute requiring equal time for the teaching of creationism and evolution, the debate over whether some form of creationism should be taught in public schools has recently enjoyed a resurgence. In this note, Jay Wexler applies the Supreme Court's Establishment Clause to a new variant of creationism that posits the existence of an intelligent designer as an alternative to evolution. Wexler argues that teaching intelligent design theory in the public schools violates the Establishment Clause. After explaining that the Supreme Court has always applied the Establishment Clause …


The Improbability Of Religion Clause Theory, Frederick Mark Gedicks Jan 1997

The Improbability Of Religion Clause Theory, Frederick Mark Gedicks

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