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Creation vs. evolution debate (view source)
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=== Court cases ===
=== Court cases ===
Major court cases in the Creation-evolution controversy are disputes about what can be taught in the schools. After about 1968, they have prohibited the teaching of Creationism or Intelligent Design in American public schools on the basis of the [[Bill of rights|Separation of Church and State]].
Major court cases in the Creation-evolution controversy are disputes about what can be taught in the schools. After about 1968, they have prohibited attempts to teach Creation Science or Intelligent Design in American public schools on the basis of the principle of [[Bill of rights|Separation of Church and State]].
* 1925 '''Scopes Trial''': A staged trial in Tennessee, engineered by the ACLU and and town promoters, challanging a the Butler Act which prohibited the teaching of human evolution. The willing defendant was found guilty for "teaching" evolution, though he was a gym teacher. Conviction later overturned on a technicality.<ref>{{hnb|Larson|2006}}, {{hnb|Coulter|2006}}</ref>
* 1925 '''Scopes Trial''': A staged trial in [[Tennessee]], engineered by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] and town promoters, challenging the Butler Act which prohibited the teaching of human evolution. The willing defendant was found guilty of "teaching" evolution, though he was a gym teacher. The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.<ref>{{hnb|Larson|2006}}, {{hnb|Coulter|2006}}</ref>
* 1968 '''Epperson v. Arkansas''': Ruled that a 1928 [[Arkansas]] law prohibiting teaching that man descended from animals in the public schools was unconstitutional.
* 1968 '''Epperson v. Arkansas''': Ruled that a 1928 [[Arkansas]] law prohibiting teaching that man descended from animals in the public schools was unconstitutional.
* 1982 '''McLean v. Arkansas''': Ruled that the teaching of Creation-science violated the Establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
* 1982 '''McLean v. Arkansas''': Ruled that the teaching of Creation-science violated the Establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
* 1987 '''Edwards v. Aguillard''': Ruled against Creation-science in [[Louisiana]].
* 1987 '''Edwards v. Aguillard''': Ruled against Creation-science in [[Louisiana]].
* 2005 '''Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District''': Ruled that Intelligent Design was religious in nature and therefore could not be taught in the public schools in Dover Pennsylvania.
* 2005 '''Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District''': Ruled that [[Intelligent Design]] was religious in nature and therefore could not be taught in the public schools in Dover [[Pennsylvania]].
== Timeline of the Creation/evolution controversy ==
== Timeline of the Creation/evolution controversy ==