Evolution and Creationism
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Wondering about what has been going on in the world when it comes to evolution and creationism? There are regular new stories about the efforts of creationists to insert creationism or 'Intelligent Design' into public schools that teach evolution. How are they doing this and how does it affect others?
Only the initial part of a story is listed - to read the rest, you will have to click on the links. Stories are listed in reverse order, with the most recent news appearing first.
News on Evolution and Creationism
-->Right-Wing Slime and Smear Over Evolution
When one normally reads about a "slime and smear" campaign conducted by far-right writers, it's usually in a political context - for example, portraying someone...
Read more...Intelligent Design of Tumors
Defenders of Intelligent Design, other forms of creationism, and the "argument to design" (as a proof of the existence of God) commonly point to the...
Read more...Creationism in Ohio
Becoming the latest state to reject science in favor of religion, Ohio's Board of Education has approved new "science" lessons that contains errors and misrepresentations...
Read more...HMS Beagle: Found?
In 1870 the HMS Beagle, the ship which carried Charles Darwin around the world and helped propel him on his development of evolutionary theory, was...
Read more...Creationism in Alabama
Efforts are underway to get creationism taught in Alabama's public schools. State Senator Wendell Mitchell has introduced a bill that would protect teachers who want...
Read more...Wiccan Creationism, Part 3
Darwin admitted, "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possible have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications,...
Read more...Wiccan Creationism, Part 2
It is not well understood that the only real evidence for or against evolution is the fossil record as every other argument is based...
Read more...Wiccan Creationism, Part 1
What is perhaps not clearly evident is that Wicca is, or rather should be, a creationist religion. The simple reason for this is that,...
Read more...Montana School Moving Beyond Evolution
Although it has been some time in coming, the Trustees of the Darby School Board in Montana have voted to teach theories of life other...
Read more...Treating Science like Politics
One of the principal tactics of creationists is to try and frame the debate about evolution in terms of politics rather than science. Oh, they...
Read more...Evolution in Trouble?
The fundamentalist/evangelical assault on evolution continues unabated. A growing tactic seems to be to simply declare victory in some fashion, evidently under the assumption that...
Read more...Georgia Plans to Make "Evolution" Extinct
There are a number of places in America where students in public schools can't receive a good education when it comes to biological evolution. School...
Read more...Bill to Define How to Teach Origins
Legislators in Missouri want to place limits and conditions on how origins and evolution can be taught in public schools. Technically speaking, that isn't inappropriate...
Read more...Facts About Evolution
People's ignorance about evolution can be quite astounding - but even more disturbing than this is the apparent desire of the most ignorant to spread...
Read more...A Place for Creationism?
There are those who insist that creationism be taught in public schools - either alongside evolution under some program of "equal time" or in place...
Read more...Medical Students Want Anti-Evolution Lectures
Evolution is the central organizing principle of biology - nothing in the biological sciences really makes sense outside of the context of biological evolution. Medicine...
Read more...Wedge Strategy Analyzed
There are a number of people who wish to use the debate over evolution and "Intelligent Design" as a "wedge" in American politics and culture....
Read more...Piltdown Man
Charles Dawson, one of Britain's great antiquarians and amateur paleontologists, is also famous for something much less distinguished: the discovery of the Piltdown Man, one...
Read more...Richard Dawkins Critiques Religion
Long a critic of religion, Richard Dawkins' recent speech at Harvard University hit a lot of common themes for him: that people don't question religion...
Read more...Evolutionary Theory: Uphill Battle?
Does evolutionary theory have an "uphill battle" before it can be considered a valid science? That's the impression you might get if you only read...
Read more...Lawsuit over "Anti-Christian" Textbook
Texas is an important battleground when it comes to the textbooks used in America's public schools. Because Texas buys so many (it's the second largest...
Read more...Defending Creationism
There are a lot of people in America who support the teaching of creationism; unfortunately, most of those don't know the first thing about science...
Read more...Evolution of Morality and Fairness
A common argument for the existence of a god involves morality: without a god, according to some, there is no reason for morality to exist...
Read more...Being Smart Doesn't Always Help
A lot of people assume that being smart is a good thing. While it surely isn't a bad characteristic, new evidence indicates that it isn't...
Read more...Creating Life Out of Plasma
It has long been assumed that life is only a function of combining chemical elements - but what if some of the characteristics of life...
Read more...Creationism in Wyoming
Students in Worland, Wyoming, may be cheated out of a good science education if new science standards voted on by the school board go into...
Read more...Creationism School Opens
Creationism receives most of its support from fundamentalist and evangelical Christians in America; it does, however, have some following in other countries. One such country...
Read more...Misrepresenting Evolution and Science
Creationists don't understand either evolution or science. This seems a necessary conclusion - and a generous one at that. After all, if they do understand ...
Read more...Creationism Approved in Wyoming
The school board of Worland, Wyoming, has approved policy changes that might lead to the teaching of creationism in public school science classes. According to ...
Read more...New Mexico's Science Standards: No Creationism
Fortunately, efforts to have creationism or Intelligent Design inserted into the science curriculum of New Mexico's public schools has failed. There was some wavering, but ...
Read more...Discovery [sic] Institute, R.I.P.
Neither creationism nor Intelligent Design have any support from mainstream science in the United States - they are fringe groups pushing a theological rather than...
Read more...Discovery Institute Caught in Quote-Mining
One of the more frequent criticisms leveled against creationists involves a basic lack of honesty. All too often, they will take quotations from evolutionary biologists...
Read more...Creationism Debate Returning to Kansas
Kansas became the butt of jokes around the country and even around the world when it voted in 1999 to eliminate evolution and the Big...
Read more...Evolution vs. Creationism
Book of the Day: Evolution and Creation Species of Origins: America's Search for a Creation Story, by Karl W. Giberson and Donald A. Yerxa....
Read more...Evolution and Creationism in America
Book of the Day: Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion, by Edward J. Larson. The...
Read more...Baptist College Chooses Freedom over Creationism
William Jewell College is considered a "bastion" of Baptist education in Missouri. Many students enter the ministry and prayers are a daily facet of life....
Read more...Michigan to Force the Teaching of Creationism?
Evolution is one of the few areas of science which is highly politicized - you don't normally find politicians getting involved with the teaching of...
Read more...Unselfish Genes
It has become accepted wisdom that evolution is driven by genes that act for themselves and themselves alone - any benefit to the social group...
Read more...Biology, Evolution, and Behavior
Recently Received: Triumph of Sociobiology, by John Alcock. Sociobiology has been controversial since it was first proposed by Edward Osborne Wilson in his 1975 book...
Read more...Evolution: Students Should See Different Views
According to Minnesota's education commissioner, students who are learning biology should be "exposed to differing views on the subject" when it comes to the topic...
Read more...Intelligent Design in Biology Texts
Support for pushing the agenda of Intelligent Design comes from large, powerful, and well-financed groups who are seeking to have the nation's biology texts altered...
Read more...Charles Darwin and The Trials of Evolution
Book Review: Trials of the Monkey Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir, by Matthew Chapman. What would Charles Darwin have thought about the...
Read more...Hindu Creationism vs. Darwin
Creationist opposition to Darwin and evolution are typically seen as being feature of fundamentalist Christianity - but that isn't always the case. One person who...
Read more...Canadian Museum of Creationism
Christian Apologetics Research and Evangelism (CARE) Ministries is considering the possibility of opening up a museum in Winnipeg, Canada, that would be dedicated explaining the...
Read more...Roseville Sticks with Evolution
According to the Sacramento Bee, the Roseville Joint Union High School District has approved a new textbook that discusses evolution, but does not include any...
Read more...Amended Evolution Policy in Cobb County
The Cobb County Board of Education has had trouble with its policy on teaching evolution. On August 22, 2002, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in...
Read more...Sacramento: Intelligent Design vs. Evolution
The Roseville Joint Union High School District will consider a parent's request that supplementary materials that teach about Intelligent Design be included with the biology...
Read more...Evolution and Creationism in Minnesota
In an effort to develop new science standards for public schools, Minnesota may have to deal with the rancorous debate over evolution and creationism and...
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