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'''John E. Jones III''' is an activist federal judge notable for ruling that [[intelligent design]] is another name for creationism in the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case.<ref name="csmon">Grier , Peter and Josh Burek [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1221/p01s01-ussc.html Banned in Biology Class: Intelligent Design] Christian Science Monitor</ref> Jones is also widely-recognized as a former Republican nominee for the US House of Representatives.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html]</ref>

'''John E. Jones III''' is an activist federal judge notable for ruling that [[intelligent design]] is another name for creationism in the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case.<ref name="csmon">Grier , Peter and Josh Burek [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1221/p01s01-ussc.html Banned in Biology Class: Intelligent Design] Christian Science Monitor</ref> Jones is also widely recognized as a former Republican nominee for the US House of Representatives.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html]</ref>

Judge Jones is a [[Republican in name only|Republican]] judge from [[Pennsylvania]], and was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]]<ref name="Cohn">Cohn, Robert A. [http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/325553899591448.php ''Judge explains 'intelligent design' ruling''] St. Louis Jewish Light January 1, 2008</ref> after being recommended by ultra-conservative and pro-life firebrand US Senator [[Rick Santorum]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/national/18judge.html</ref> Perhaps Jones' most famous ruling, that of the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case, was brought by the parents of 11 students from the Dover school district to remove [[intelligent design]] from district classrooms. Jones ruled that it should be removed, and this has sparked a controversy.  [[Ann Coulter]] called Judge Jones a "hack."<ref name="Cohn"/>

Judge Jones is a [[Republican in name only|Republican]] judge from [[Pennsylvania]], and was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]]<ref name="Cohn">Cohn, Robert A. [http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/325553899591448.php ''Judge explains 'intelligent design' ruling''] St. Louis Jewish Light January 1, 2008</ref> after being recommended by ultra-conservative and pro-life firebrand US Senator [[Rick Santorum]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/national/18judge.html</ref> Perhaps Jones' most famous ruling, that of the [[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]] case, was brought by the parents of 11 students from the Dover school district to remove [[intelligent design]] from district classrooms. Jones ruled that it should be removed, and this has sparked a controversy.  [[Ann Coulter]] called Judge Jones a "hack."<ref name="Cohn"/>

Jones, who has been a member of the the [[liberal]] Protestant denomination [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] (a denomination which has [[homosexual]] clergy),<ref>http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2008/05/famous-lutherans.html</ref> had previously served as the state attorney for D.A.R.E in Pennsylvania, chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and avid volunteer for the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/jonesbio.htm</ref>

Jones, who has been a member of the [[liberal]] Protestant denomination [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] (a denomination which has [[homosexual]] clergy),<ref>http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2008/05/famous-lutherans.html</ref> had previously served as the state attorney for D.A.R.E in Pennsylvania, chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and avid volunteer for the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/jonesbio.htm</ref>

==Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District ruling==

==Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District ruling==