About this Episode
Recently in Dover, PA Judge E. John Jones ruled that intelligent design was unconstitutional in public schools. Prior to this decision, Dover citizens elected a new school board, which ran on a platform completely opposed to the intelligent design-friendly curriculum enacted by the former school board and which was the target of a lawsuit brought by a handful of local parents represented by attorneys from the ACLU and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
However, prior to Judge Jones' decision, faulty as it was, the newly elected Dover school board was presented a legally-viable opportunity to nix the ID curriculum, potentially saving the residents of Dover $1,000,000 in legal fees from the ACLU and Americans United. Shockingly, the new Dover school board voted to keep the very policy they ran against. The result--a million bucks in legal fees for the ACLU and Americans United.
Hear about this fascinating turn of events from Joe Manzari of the American Enterprise Institute and decide for yourself.
For a great critique of Judge Jones' pathetic decision in the Dover, PA case, check out Traipsing Into Evolution. You can also log onto www.discovery.org/csc for more info on ID and evolution in public education.
