Lauri Lebo

Lauri Lebo is the author of The Devil in Dover: Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America, a book about the 2005 First Amendment trial of Kitzmiller v. Dover in which intelligent design was ruled A religious belief that the universe and life are the product of acts of divine creation rather than via natural processes. Learn more .

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Religion Dispatches

Education, Texas-Style

Will excising Thomas Jefferson backfire on the Texas Board of Education?

Lauri Lebo

March 19, 2010

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Religion Dispatches

Creationism and Global Warming Denial: Anti-Science’s Kissing Cousins?

Both evolutionary theory and climate change have scientific consensus, but explain that to state lawmakers seeking to ‘teach the controversy.’ This is broader than attacks on specific scientific disciplines. In a way, it doesn’t matter to them which scientific discipline they are criticizing—their main thrust is a denial of the validity of science itself

Lauri Lebo

March 18, 2010

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In Texas, Religious Conservatives Go On Attack in Board of Education Curriculum Review

Liberty Legal Institute says on Fox and Friends that “educrats” are trying to indoctrinate Texas children and the Board of Education is just trying to restore conservative values to the curriculum.

Lauri Lebo

March 11, 2010

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