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ID ruling (news):

1. Schools nationwide study impact of evolution ruling | Educators and legislators in communities that are considering including intelligent design in science classes may not be swayed by the recent court decision in Dover, Pa. (The New York Times)
   
   
2. Reactions to testimony mixed | The judge said two former board members lied during the Dover trial (York Daily Record, Pa.)
   
   
3. Santorum now critical of Dover case | He denies he is contradicting earlier statements of support for the cause (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
   
   
4. Advocates of 'Intelligent Design' vow to continue despite ruling | A federal judge's ruling in Pennsylvania that "intelligent design" is religious fundamentalism dressed in the raiment of science has wounded a politically influential movement (The Washington Post)
   
   
5. Case seen as setback to Intelligent Design | Intelligent design advocates say the judge's lengthy, pointed rebuke of the concept Tuesday in a case out of Pennsylvania may energize supporters, many of whom view his opinion as part of a broader pattern of hostility by courts and the government to religion in public schools (Associated Press)
   
   
6. Court ruling won't stop evolution row: experts | Opponents and supporters of the concept said it could also energize and spread the campaign to put it on the curriculum (Reuters)
   
   
7. Theory's value for a science class debated | Alvin Plantinga and other scholars weigh questions of science, God, parent input (South Bend Tribune, Ind.)
   
   
8. 'Victory for science, victory for religion' | Rebuke to intelligent design hailed by much of Jewish community (The JewishWeek, N.Y.)
   
   
9. Idols of a 'jealous God' | Are Darwinists the real fanatics in the evolution debate? (The Washington Times)
   
   

ID ruling (editorials):

1. Ruling on 'intelligent design' is one for the history books | The problem with comparing evolution with intelligent design is that ID is a matter of faith, not science. It can't be tested. Evolution, by contrast, is backed by overwhelming scientific evidence (Editorial, USA Today)
   
   
2. Intelligent Design derailed | Any community that is worried about the ability of its students to compete in a global economy would be wise to keep supernatural explanations out of its science classes (Editorial, The New York Times)
   
   
3. Religion, science and civility | By writing that science and religion need not be sworn enemies, however, Jones offers Americans something valuable: a way to think and talk, respectfully, about issues that divide us (Editorial, Chicago Tribune)
   
   
4. Intelligent decision keeps religion out of science class | We can speculate on evolution all we want, but to cast doubt on the science on which it is based is to undermine future breakthroughs (Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times)
   
   
5. No pseudo-science in class | While Jones' decision will undoubtedly be contested, his reasoning seems unassailable: Religion cloaked in pseudo-science has no place in science classrooms (Editorial, The Newark Star-Ledger, N.J.)
   
   
6. Of faith and facts | Ruling correctly separates science and religion (Editorial, The Dallas Morning News)
   
   
7. A forceful rejection of `intelligent design' | Evolution consensus prevails in ruling to keep religion out of science class (Editorial, The Mercury News, San Jose, Ca.)
   
   
8. Science versus belief: Evolution upheld | It doesn't require a science or law degree to understand the bedrock American principle that government must operate by the Constitution rather than the whims of politicians, publicists and ideologues who seek to transform religion, faith and scientific inquiry into "wedge" issues (Editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
   
   

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