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Intelligent Design – An Unconsititutional Theory?
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005A Pennsylvania federal judge thinks so. Today he entered the outer reaches of reason by ruling that to mention Intelligent Design theory in biology class somehow violates the constitution. The offending reference was a brief statement, read once in class, that says (in its entirety): The Pennsylvania Academic Standards require students to learn about Darwin’s [...]
“Church Planting: A Threat to the Constitution”?
Monday, December 12th, 2005Marci Hamilton, a professor at Cardozo Law School, wants you to think so. At issue for the professor is the most recent federal court decision from November 2005, which ruled that New York City cannot prevent churches from renting school buildings for Sunday morning worship. Specifically, the judge enjoined the Department of Education from enforcing [...]