Intelligence or Divine Randomness?
Thanks to the Texas Board of Education, Intelligent Design and Evolution have reappeared on the forefront of public debate. Recently, Reform Rabbis testified in front of the Board of Education on the importance of keeping religion from the classroom and Rabbi Ana Bonnheim posted on the RACBlog about that experience.
Since then, there have been interesting posts on, in addition to the RACBlog, AU's The Wall of Separation, ReligionClause, and WiredScience. On salon.com, David M. White posted an interesting article called "Intelligent Design Rules Out God's Sovereignty Over Chance," in which he explains how ID is not only bad science, but is also faulty theology. On Monday, the Houston Chronicle ran a fantastic op-ed by Lisa Falkenberg decrying the required teaching in states like Texas of the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories (i.e. evolution). She calls it "a new buzz phrase that's replaced 'creation science' and 'intelligent design,' and other science curriculum labels that incorporate teachings of faith" and she is absolutely right.
So please, read up, check out the RAC's resources on Intelligent Design and Evolution, including the URJ and CCAR Resolutions that state our opposition to teaching ID in schools, and get ready to help us fight this fight when the time comes! To quote Falkenberg: "True scientific debate is healthy. So are questions. But injecting doubt in curriculum for the sake of ideological agenda will harm our students and our state."
So please, read up, check out the RAC's resources on Intelligent Design and Evolution, including the URJ and CCAR Resolutions that state our opposition to teaching ID in schools, and get ready to help us fight this fight when the time comes! To quote Falkenberg: "True scientific debate is healthy. So are questions. But injecting doubt in curriculum for the sake of ideological agenda will harm our students and our state."