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Evolution Disclaimer Ruled Unconstitutional
Associated Press - A federal judge Thursday ordered a suburban Atlanta school system to remove stickers in its high school biology textbooks that call evolution "a theory, not a fact," saying the disclaimers were an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
"By denigrating evolution, the school board appears to be endorsing the well-known prevailing alternative theory, creationism or variations thereof, even though the sticker does not specifically reference any alternative theories," U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper said.
Suggesting critical evaluation is "denigrating" and an endorsement of a competing theory? It would appear that Cooper has ruled evolution, as taught, is fact and cannot be challenged or critiqued in government schools.
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