Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Source
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Source
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Scopes in Reverse: A History of Evolution Education in U.S. Public Schools

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Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution. Source
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Our Children: The Greatest Mission Field

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Be assured that when the knock comes at your door, it will be unannounced, it will be warrantless, and it will come at the most inconvenient time. The social service worker will be polite, but cool and business-like. Despite your confusion, fear, and even anger, you dare not lose your poise because that will ultimately be used against you. You will learn in short order that your refusal to cooperate will be futile; the social worker will just return with whatever government force is needed to remove your children from your home. They’re Coming for Your Children… After initial pleasantries, your children will be sent to a separate area where they will be questioned individually outside of your presence. You will not be told who made the accusation, only that…
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Woke Science: Affirmative Action as a Health Measure

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“Expert” class imperialism over purely political issues continues apace. Affirmative action is now a form of societally administered health care. Source
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Where the Abortion Debate Goes from Here

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On a new podcast, host Wesley Smith and guest Catherine Glenn Foster discuss the Dobbs decision. Source
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How Euthanasia Activists Laid the Groundwork for Overturning Roe

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Back in the ’90s, the assisted-suicide movement tried to convince the Supreme Court to impose a Roe–style decision for their cause. Source
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Before the Third Reich: America’s Darwinist Eugenics Crusade

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One of the most famous instances was Carrie Buck, sterilized as “feeble minded” despite going on to live a normal productive life. Source
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#8 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Remembering Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019)

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Editor’s note: The staff of Evolution News wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are counting down our top ten stories of 2019. If you haven’t done so yet, please take a moment now to contribute to our work in bringing you news and analysis about evolution, intelligent design, and more every day of the year. There is no other voice, no other source of information, like ours. Thank you for your friendship and your support! The following article was originally published here on November 3, 2019. Author’s note: With great regret, we recognize the passing of Phillip Johnson, a key guiding spirit of the intelligent design movement. He died peacefully overnight this weekend, at age 79, at his home in Berkeley, California. I am publishing below…
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