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Author Topic:   Dover science teachers refuse to read ID disclaimer
arachnophilia
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Message 134 of 164 (271244)
12-21-2005 1:56 AM
Reply to: Message 129 by Percy
12-20-2005 4:19 PM


how's this for a "noise" message
liberal activist judges!
{Adminnemooseus says: Pure noise / no signal posting. Shame on you. Members should not respond to this message.}
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This message has been edited by Adminnemooseus, 12-21-2005 02:10 AM
alright, fine, moose.
quote:
"The Dover decision is an attempt by an activist federal judge to stop the spread of a scientific idea and even to prevent criticism of Darwinian evolution through government-imposed censorship rather than open debate, and it won't work," said Dr. John West, Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute, the nation's leading think tank researching the scientific theory known as intelligent design.
Discovery Institute | Public policy think tank advancing a culture of purpose, creativity, and innovation....
quote:
"...Judge Jones got on his soapbox to offer his own views of science, religion, and evolution. He makes it clear that he wants his place in history as the judge who issued a definitive decision about intelligent design. This is an activist judge who has delusions of grandeur."
Ibid.
"Judge Jones" writes:
Those who disagree with our holding will likely mark it as the product of an activist judge. If so, they will have erred as this is manifestly not an activist Court. Rather, this case came to us as the result of the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on ID, who in combination drove the Board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy.
it should also be pointed out that he's not offering up an anti-religious agenda:
quote:
Jones is a Lutheran
John E. Jones III - Wikipedia
and that his ruling was not politcally based, casting doubt on that whole "activism" thing:
quote:
A Republican, Jones was appointed by President George W. Bush
Ibid.
that "noise" isn't coming from this direction.
This message has been edited by arachnophilia, 12-21-2005 03:12 AM

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Message 142 of 164 (271490)
12-21-2005 4:03 PM
Reply to: Message 135 by Silent H
12-21-2005 7:02 AM


Re: School board replies...
William Buckingham writes:
I'm still waiting for a judge or anyone to show me anywhere in the Constitution where there's a separation of church and state...
wow.
just... wow.
he really said that? i guess what the judge said about "disservice" was right.

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Message 143 of 164 (271492)
12-21-2005 4:05 PM
Reply to: Message 137 by ramoss
12-21-2005 11:47 AM


Re: Key excerpts from the opinion...
What I find is so neatly ironic about Judge Jones is that he was apponted by George W Bush.
yup. gotta love these terrible activist judges that bush appoints. (sadly, that's only half sarcasm)

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