A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that it was unconstitutional for a Pennsylvania school district to present intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in high school biology courses because it is a religious viewpoint that advances "a particular version of Christianity."Although others have said that "Intelligent Design" might in fact be away to teach about how aliens (or Raeliens) actually created / designed life, Christian critics of such ideas belie their claim that they want "all possibilities" taught together. I believe in God and am not opposed to teaching about religion in public schools. However, science cannot prove God's existence. The two are entirely different subject matters. Here's to the spread of sanity!
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Judge Jones said the evidence in the trial proved that intelligent design was "creationism relabeled."
Oh, and for the partisans in the crowd:
Judge Jones, a Republican appointed by President Bush, concluded that intelligent design was not science, and that in order to claim that it is, its proponents admit they must change the very definition of science to include supernatural explanations.
Judge Jones said that teaching intelligent design as science in public school violated the First Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits public officials from using their positions to impose or establish a particular religion.
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