Georgia Evolution Textbook Stickers Back in Court
The Cobb County Board of Education required these stickers
to be pasted into biology textbooks, saying that evolution
"is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things.
The material should be approached with an open mind, studied
carefully, and critically considered."
Image source: MSNBC / NBC News
to be pasted into biology textbooks, saying that evolution
"is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things.
The material should be approached with an open mind, studied
carefully, and critically considered."
Image source: MSNBC / NBC News
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Nearly seven months after schools in a suburban Atlanta county were forced to peel off textbook stickers that called evolution a theory, not fact, a federal appeals court is set to consider whether the disclaimers were unconstitutional.
In January, a federal judge ordered Cobb County school officials to remove the stickers immediately, saying they were an endorsement of religion. The ruling was appealed to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hear arguments on Thursday.
Advocates on both sides say the appeals court’s decision will go a long way toward shaping a debate between science and religion that has cropped up in various forms around the country.
posted by Fergie @ 12/14/2005 12:27:00 PM
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Here's a story from the local Cobb Co. paper.
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