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  • September 2008

    • Palin Resurrects the Culture Wars

      Politico  |  Sep 3, 08 10:22 AM CDT

      Palin Resurrects the Culture Wars

      (Newser) - The culture wars are heating up again, thanks to Sarah Palin’s staunch opposition to abortion and demonstrated fondness for firearms, Politico reports. Social issues have been largely absent from the campaign so far, with both candidates preferring to focus on the war and the economy. But Palin’s own pregnancy (and her daughter’s) are forcing McCain and Obama to address the issues head on. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • abortion rights  • creationism  • culture wars

  • June 2008

    • Teacher Who Branded Students Fired

      Associated Press  |  Jun 21, 08 8:20 AM CDT

      Teacher Who Branded Students Fired

      (Newser) - An Ohio school board has voted unanimously to fire a science teacher who used an electrostatic device to brand 8th-graders with a cross, the AP reports. Science teacher John Freshwater, who says the marks were simply Xs, had been in trouble with the board before for teaching creationism, slamming evolution and other scientific theories, and keeping a Bible on his desk. More »

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      school  • teacher  • branding  • creationism  • science education  • middle school

    • Anti-Evolution Groups Change Texas Tactics

      New York Times  |  Jun 4, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      Anti-Evolution Groups Change Texas Tactics

      (Newser) - Evolution opponents are adapting. Now that “intelligent design” and “creation science” have failed in court, the new catch phrase, the New York Times reports, is “strengths and weaknesses.” It might seem innocuous, but critics say it’s yet another tactic to undermine the teaching of evolution in schools. Evolution opponents are insisting that curriculum discuss the flaws in Darwin’s theory. More »

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      Texas  • education  • evolution  • Charles Darwin  • creationism  • intelligent design

  • December 2007

    • Religion Remains Flashpoint With Huckabee

      Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 10:40 PM CST

      Religion Remains Flashpoint With Huckabee

      (Newser) - A month before the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee reacted with frustration when asked if creationism should be taught in public schools, the AP reports. Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who has said he does not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, said his personal views on religion were irrelevant—though they remain a hot topic. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • presidential campaign  • religion  • GOP  • Iowa  • education  • Iowa caucus  • evolution  • campaign trail  • presidential politics  • public schools  • human evolution  • creationism

  • November 2007
  • August 2007

    • Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 2, 07 6:31 PM CDT

      Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      (Newser) - A Muslim group in Turkey is widely disseminating a 768-page tome that slams evolution and promotes Islam-inflected creationism, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Council of Europe has issued warnings—particularly to schools—against the "Atlas of Creation," which has been published in 80 countries and 59 languages. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • education  • evolution  • Muslim  • Charles Darwin  • creationism  • Council of Europe

  • May 2007

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