Evolution in Schools

From The New Answers DVD 3

Only One Worldview

The scientists’ worldview clearly influences their interpretation of the data. The point that should concern Christian parents and teachers is that only one worldview—a secular evolutionary worldview—is taught as if it were established fact.

Fail a Student If He Is a Creationist

An Iowa professor said any professor (lecturer) should have the right to ‘fail any student in his class, no matter what the grade record indicates’ if that professor discovers the student is a creationist.

Morality Battleground

Christian parents of students in public schools face a tremendous challenge in countering the humanistic indoctrination in the public school system—not only correcting the ideas surrounding evolution, but also the idea that there is no truth and that morality changes by circumstance.

Keep Science and God Separate

Like so many other world leaders in politics and the media, the new president [Obama] believes that science and education hold the key to a better life. Views about God may be important for individuals, but keep Him out of the science classroom and politics.

Articles About Evolution in Schools

• School: A Battleground?

  Public school is a battleground, warring for the hearts and minds of our children. How should Christian parents equip their children for this fierce battle?

• Magazine Department Article

  The UK’s New State Religion

  Oct. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Bible-believing Christians in the United Kingdom are lamenting the loss of more religious liberties.

• In-Depth Article

  Academic Freedom Under Fire in Scotland

  Sept. 12, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  Nobel laureates petition Scottish government to prohibit teachers from presenting creation science as alternative to evolutionism.

• Evolution Survey Evaluates Public School Indoctrination

  Sept. 20, 2013

  Author Roger Patterson, AiG–U.S., evaluates a public school quiz given to identify what students knew about biologists’ thoughts about evolution.

• Are Those Who Question Evolution Creating a Missing Link in Pennsylvania Schools?

  May 11, 2013 from News to Know

  By questioning carefully, discerning students may learn that evolutionary claims really don’t hold water.

• Government Funding in the UK Means an Evolutionary Education

  Dec. 3, 2012

  Starting in 2013, all free schools in England will have to teach evolution as a “comprehensive and coherent scientific theory.” How should Christians respond to this situation?

• Magazine Department Article

  Academic Freedom Not OK in the UK

  June 22, 2012 from Answers Magazine

  The U.K.’s Department of Education has dealt a blow to the academic freedom of free schools.

• Weird History: “Anti-evolution” Linked to Apartheid

  March 17, 2012 from News to Know

  Strange train of historical connections illogically links “anti- evolution” to apartheid.

• Has Religion Really Been Kept out of the Classroom?

  Nov. 9, 2010 from Letter from Ken

  Americans United for Separation of Church and State aren’t removing religion from public schools; they’re simply forcing their religion onto students.

• What a Difference One Word Makes

  May 4, 2010

  Today in the UK has been called by a number of theologically conservative Christians as a National Day of Prayer—days before the nation’s General Election.

• Evolution Professor Receives Spirituality Award

  March 26, 2010

  This year’s $1.5 million Templeton Prize has gone to Francisco Ayala, an ordained Catholic priest and professor of evolutionary biology.

• Compulsory Evolution Education in UK’s Primary Schools Proposed

  Nov. 23, 2009

  A new education bill in the UK could potentially push more evolutionary propaganda on primary students. Paul Taylor, AiG–UK, explains.

• Tell Us Something We Don't Know

  Oct. 31, 2009 from News to Know

  Darwinism is a controversial topic, and many believe creation should be taught in the classroom. But why is that news?

• Magazine Department Article

  Are YOU Evolutionized?

  

  Oct. 11, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  Evolution can become so ingrained in our thinking that we don’t even notice it. Our government schools and universities are entrenched in evolution.

• Magazine Article

  Presuppositions in the Classroom

  June 28, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  The point that should concern Christian parents and teachers is that only one worldview—a secular evolutionary worldview—is taught as if it were established fact.

• “Slam Dunk for Science and the Constitution”?

  Feb. 23, 2009

  Noted philosophy professor and author Dr. Barbara Forrest came to Northern Kentucky University to attack creation.

• Magazine Department Article

  No Room for the Creator?

  Jan. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  Barak Obama speaks against teaching intelligent design in government schools.

• US Presidential Candidates Weigh in On Origins Education

  Sept. 27, 2008

  The U.S. presidential election pits two evolutionists against one another, it seems, as Nature News reports candidate Barack Obama’s comments on origins education.

• Controversy In the Classroom as Faith and Science Clash

  Aug. 30, 2008 from News to Know

  A lengthy article in the New York Times examines a microcosm of the controversy over evolution education in public school classrooms.

• English Schools Now Teach Evolution as Fact

  April 21, 2008

  The new Science National Curriculum in England is telling students not to think or analyze, but rather to accept what they are taught about evolution on blind faith.

• Magazine Department Article

  Europe Fights to Keep Creation out of Schools

  Jan. 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine

  In a 48 to 25 vote, the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution entitled, "The dangers of creationism in education.”

• Strengthening Families Through God’s Word

  Oct. 30, 2007

  If critical thinking isn’t the process of evaluating evidence in light of conflicting viewpoints . . . what is it?

• Relocation or Indoctrination: the Mennonites' Choice

  Sept. 1, 2007

  A small Mennonite community in Quebec is planning a possible exodus to the provinces of Ontario or New Brunswick to protect their children.

• Magazine Department Article

  Stuck in Censorship Mode

  July 3, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  Four years after the legal battle began, the school board of Cobb County, Georgia, U.S., gave up its

• The Genesis Nemesis

  June 8, 2007

  The National Center for Science Education sounds as if the organization is serving the noble purpose of promoting science education. But the group’s ostensibly positive name (and that it is “for” something) obscures the fact that the very mission of the NCSE is actually a highly negative one: to aggressively counter the creationist and intelligent design movements.

• Educator Warns About De-Emphasizing Evolution Education

  April 7, 2007

  Canada’s Toronto Star reports on McGill University professor Brian Alters’ efforts to “warn” Canada of the dangers of “de-emphasizing” evolution education.

• Magazine Department Article

  Can Evolution Be Criticized in Public Schools?

  

  April 1, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  The furor over teaching evolutions shortcomings has moved to a small town in Louisiana.

• Belief in evolution—required for college admission?

  Feb. 5, 2007

  Secular humanists have, by and large, won the culture war in America’s public schools. But not just satisfied with victories there, they are now aiming at Christian schools and homeschools. Yes, Christian institutions are becoming more and more marginalized in the US.

• Magazine Department Article

  Evolution in Kindergarten

  Jan. 1, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  According to news reports, a new project will “research how children acquire the concepts of biological evolution and look at new ways to engage children in exploring the topic.”

• Creation vs. Evolution in Poland

  Oct. 31, 2006

  Poland is the largest of the ten new countries that joined the European Union in 2004.

• Magazine Department Article

  Sliding Down the Polls

  Oct. 17, 2006 from Answers Magazine

  Gallup polls dating back to 1982 have consistently shown that at least 44% of Americans agree to the statement: “God created humans pretty much in their present form either exactly as the Bible descri

• Magazine Department Article

  Conventional Thinking

  July 1, 2006 from Answers Magazine

  The American Association for the Advancement of Science featured several sessions on the teaching of origins in America's public schools.

• Evolution-Dominated Academies Attack Creationism

  June 24, 2006

  A large number of international academies of science have issued a statement on the teaching of evolution, calling for the teaching of molecules-to-man evolution as if it were factual and proven.

• Continuing the Momentum to Impact Society

  June 10, 2006

  The Times and the UK’s Guardian recently featured lengthy stories about an increasing number of public school students are challenging their instructors when evolution is taught as fact.

• Stuck on Pause in Georgia

  May 26, 2006

  Academic freedom ganed a tenative victory yesterday as a federal court sent back a lower court's order regarding the case involving Cobb County, Georgia, schools.

• Error in the UK Classroom

  Jan. 16, 2006

  It is a serious matter to refer to error as ‘truth’, especially in the classroom with so many impressionable young people listening.

• Time to Consider Other Persons of the Year?

  Dec. 18, 2005

  Maybe Charles Darwin should be considered as a candidate for Time magazine's Person of the Year award.

• Time for Evolution Wars

  Aug. 10, 2005

  This week's coverage includes a Time magazine cover story, "The Evolution Wars," and an evolution documentary on "ape-men" that appeared Sunday evening (August 7) on The History Channel.

• Time to Get More Transparent

  Feb. 1, 2005

  Comments on the Time article article about efforts across the US to expose public school students to the grave scientific problems with molecules-to-man evolution.

• Another Vote for Evolution

  Nov. 8, 2003

  Across America and the rest of the world, evolution is solidifying its position in the halls and classrooms of government schools.

• Nation’s Educators Challenged to “Question Evolution” This Weekend!

  June 29, 2002

  The National Education Association (NEA) is one of the most liberal, anti-Christian organizations in the United States.

• Magazine Article

  Textbook Tyranny

  March 1, 2002, pp. 56–57

  Although naturalistic evolution is now accepted as ‘fact’ both by many scientists and non-scientists, most of them have not carefully considered the other side.

• Honest Science “Left Behind” in U.S. Education Bill

  Jan. 7, 2002

  After months of debate, the U.S. Congress has passed a massive, 1,000-page education bill, promising that “no child will be left behind.”

• Magazine Article

  Games Some People Play

  Sept. 1, 2001, pp. 35–36

  A leading evolutionary scientist has made a revealing admission.

• Your Tax Dollars at Work!

  Feb. 24, 2001

  Wouldn’t you just love to know that many of you will have your taxes used to aggressively ‘combat the creationist movement?’

• New Center at Harvard to Promote Evolution!

  July 15, 2000

  America’s best-known evolutionist, Stephen Jay Gould, is one of several scientists involved in establishing a new center called the “Evolution Education Research Centre.”

• U.S. Supreme Court’s Evolution Ruling Reveals Hostility Toward Christianity

  June 20, 2000

  The United States Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that had struck down a policy that mandated that teachers read a disclaimer about evolution.

• Education Week Needs Educating!

  June 8, 2000

  An article in Education Week offers the bizarre observation that the results of various political races in America this year will be decided on a candidate’s belief or non-belief in evolution.

• Feedback Article

  “Stupid” If You Don’t Believe in Evolution!

  June 3, 2000 from Feedback

  Every day, AiG receives many wonderful, positive comments about this website. We are most encouraged when we learn that our site has been useful in presenting the creation/gospel message.

• Magazine Article

  Quotable Quote: Ronald Reagan

  Sept. 1, 1987, pp. 33–34

  I can’t help but wonder, are we now seeing the fruit of education that predominantly throughout our country has stopped performing any teaching on the basis of moral principles...