Civil Rights Groups Sue Over ‘Intelligent Design’
From Times Wire Reports
Civil rights groups sued a school district to block teaching of “intelligent design,” an argument against evolution that contends nature was created by an all-powerful being.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed suit in federal court in Harrisburg on behalf of parents of students in the Dover Area School District who objected to the teaching.
The suit claims the policy, to become part of the curriculum in January, illegally promotes religious beliefs.
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