You are here Featured in the May 25, 2006, issue of the New
England Journal of Medicine is George J. Annas's article
"Intelligent Judging -- Evolution in the Classroom and the
Courtroom." Annas distinguishes three waves of activity seeking
"to banish or marginalize the teaching of evolution" in the
public schools: attempts to ban the teaching of evolution,
attempts to teach "creation science" alongside evolution, and
attempts to teach "intelligent design" alongside evolution. The
National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and
Literacy recently issued a statement (PDF) on "Science,
Religion, and the Teaching of Evolution in Public School
Classes," intended "to assist people of faith who experience no
conflict between science and religion and who embrace science as
one way of appreciating the beauty and complexity of God's
creation" as they consider the issues surrounding the teaching
of evolution. The statement addresses four questions: "What is
science? The Biogeography Specialty Group of the