The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a public school teacher who was fired for questioning evolution in his classroom. John Freshwater, a science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School, had approached school officials in 2003 to request that he be allowed to explain to students the various disagreements that exist […]
Concerns are being expressed following test results on the world’s first genetically-modified babies. To date, thirty children have been born through genetic modification, a process which is stated as a “last resort” for women that struggle with infertility. Half of the babies have been born within the last three years. The project is an “experiment” […]
The results of a recent Gallup poll show that while the majority believe God fully created man, one-third opine that man evolved over millions of years with God’s guidance. The popular survey group states that ratios are virtually unchanged from 30 years ago, when it conducted its first poll. It questioned 1,012 random adults from […]
A well-known scientist claims that within the next fifteen to thirty years much of the world will accept evolutionary theory. Richard Leakey, 67, of Kenya, Africa states that advancements in science have escalated to a degree where he believes that soon “even the skeptics can accept it.” Leakey, who is a self-proclaimed atheist, has been […]
A world-reknowned atheist says that he wants youth to read the Bible — but admits that he has an “ulterior motive.” Richard Dawkins recently wrote an op-ed for UK’s Guardian newspaper in response to an effort by the country’s Department of Education, which seeks to place a Bible in every public school in the land. […]
An internationally-known doctor recently sparked much controversy at a popular university for his views about evolution. John Hopkins’ neurosurgeon Ben Carson was invited to give the commencement speech at Emery University in Atlanta, Georgia this past Monday. When several biology teachers at Emery got wind of Carson’s invitation, they decided to draft a letter to […]