There is a God! *snerk*

[ladyvyola]

U.S. District Judge John E. Jones delivered a stinging attack on the Dover Area School Board, saying its first-in-the-nation decision in October 2004 to insert intelligent design into the science curriculum violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

Best off all, Jones is described as "a Republican and a churchgoer", decried the "breathtaking inanity" of the policy, and specifically said that "ID is not science." Among other things, he said intelligent design "violates the centuries-old ground rules of science by invoking and permitting supernatural causation"; it relies on "flawed and illogical" arguments; and its attacks on evolution "have been refuted by the scientific community."

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[gmh.livejournal.com]

All I can say is: testify to the man!

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

He's my new hero. He wrote a 139-page opinion, basically covering the evolution of modern science and why ID has nothing to do with it. He also explicitly stated his hope that, given that this trial took 21 days over a 6-week period and covered the topic exhaustively, this decision would serve as a model and a guide to prevent future waste of time and resources. That's a big honkin' "Precedent! Precedent!" neon sign he hoisted overhead.