Re: [Phys-L] Lopsided vote
And before Dover there was Edwards v Aguillard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_v._Aguillard
That didn't end well for the creationists either.
I like what Judge Jones said in the Kitzmiller decision (paraphrasing):
"people who are very public about advocating for their religious beliefs
suddenly become silent when it concerns the religious motivation for
teaching their preferred explanation of the origin of life in school".
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2426499/kitzmiller-v-dover-decision.pdf
Worth reading in full, and easy to understand even if you're not a lawyer.
(If you happen to find the Jones quote, respond with the page number so I
can quote it exactly.)
For many evangelicals, the means justify the ends and so they have no
problem lying to potential converts. They're about to waste a lot of
taxpayer money in a state that is already quite poor. They don't care.
I make a charitable contribution to NCSE every year.
-Matt
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> Unbelievable.
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> bc …. fears Dover doesn’t apply. Is going to ask Ms. Vance, the chiken
> law professor amd former US Atty, knitter, and substacker.
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