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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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Creationist-Leaning Texas Sets Textbook Agenda

Due to California’s budget woes Texas’ book buying may effect the content of science textbooks.
Lauri Lebo
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Top Ten Religion & Science Stories of 2009

While fundamentalists continue to deny evolution and the validity of scientific thought, and some scientists continue to deny the validity of religion, the Year of Darwin held some notable examples of peaceful co-existence.
Lauri Lebo
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Single Greatest Idea Ever: On the 150th Anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species

A century and a half after the publication of Darwin’s foundational work, attacks on his ideas continue—including evangelicals distributing a newly altered version. But it will take more than banana-wielding fundamentalism to undermine the validity of evolutionary theory.
Lauri Lebo
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