Evolution Challenged in “Textbook” Case: As Goes Texas, So Goes the Nation
Lauri Lebo.
Opening the door to “junk science,” members of the Texas Board of Education inserted the coded language of creationism. With the second largest textbook budget in the nation, publishers are paying close attention.
Denying Darwin: Another Peculiar American Institution
Lauri Lebo.
In this dispatch from a British conference on science and the public interest, author Lauri Lebo revisits American attitudes toward Darwin from the perspective of our neighbors across the pond.
Evolution Sunday: Pastors Celebrate Darwin
Lauri Lebo.
A professor of biology gets clergy on board in the fight against those who would teach biblical creationism in America’s schools, showing that science does not always lead to atheism. Sorry, Dawkins.
Creationism Makes Its Mark
Lauri Lebo.
When their son Zachary came home from science class with a cross burned on his forearm It was not the religion that bothered his parents, but the injury to their child. They sued, and brought science v. creationism back into the courts for another round.
Keeping God Out of Science Class in an Obama Administration
Lauri Lebo.
A generation after the infamous Scopes Trial, a biology teacher, Susan Epperson, went to court and won the right to teach evolution theory. Even the election of a new, more science-friendly administration, however, does not ensure that the Bible will no longer be used as a science textbook.
Tinkering with Creation: Intelligent Design 2.0
Lauri Lebo.
Amid new rumors of man and dinosaur coexistence, the Texas Board of Education will be debating the "strengths and weaknesses" of evolution and deciding whether to force religion into science class.
RDBook: 10 Questions on The Devil in Dover
Lauri Lebo.
Laurie Lebo traces the backstory of the pivotal case: a perfect storm of religious intolerance.
