United States Constitution. The ruling barred the teaching of intelligent design in public school science classrooms for that district, but the 'Dover trial' as it came to be known, has had far-reaching effects. Around the same time as the Kiztmiller ruling, many state legislators were considering bills promoted by the Discovery Institute supporting the teaching of intelligent design. Most were rejected in the light of the ruling in Dover trial out of what has been called the "Dover-effect." In September 2012, Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") warned that creationist views threaten science education and innovations in the United States.(Bill Nye video) See also Abiogenesis Big Bang Geological time scale Evolution Extraterrestrial life Multiverse Solar nebular theory Notes References Bowler, P.J. (1989) Evolution: The History of an Idea, esp. chapter 9, "The Eclipse of Darwinism" Darwin, C.R. (1871) The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex'' External links A simple page examining the origin of the Doctrine of Creation within the Christian church a discussion of some topics on the history of creationism A brief history of creationism from the Middle Ages to "Creation Science" NCSE Church of the FSM – Open letter to Kansas School Board History of creationism on talk.origins History of the Collapse of Flood Geology and a Young Earth Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals. A Position Paper from the Center for Inquiry, Office of Public Policy by Barbara Forrest Creationism Creationism Creationism