Title: Creationism and the First Amendment | National Center for Science Education
Headings: Creationism and the First Amendment
Creationism and the First Amendment
The Free Exercise Argument
The Creationism Is Science Argument
The Evolution Is Humanism Argument
The First Amendment and Science

Content: Interestingly enough, Bird suggests this remedy himself. Since elimination of origins from the curriculum "would obstruct the state concern in presentation of the general theory," then interference of this type "might be minimized by elimination of instruction in a particular topic, the general theory, in only an alternate class. Another existing biology class might continue presentation of the general theory" (Y-article, p. 577, fn. 277). Each year a different biology teacher could be set aside to teach a biology class denuded of all references to origins. This would be for conscientious objectors and would involve neither creation nor evolution. No one but the teacher and the objecting students would need to know about it, thus eliminating the risk of peer pressure. It is not surprising that Bird w