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Creation is a Scientific Fact

It is the popular reaction against this dogmatic Darwinist order
that lies at the heart of the debate on the place of evolution in the sci-
ence curriculum in America.
Until recently, criticizing Darwinism meant risking a severe

backlash. Teachers who criticized Darwinism were removed from
their posts, scientists' papers were not published in scientific journals,
and a fierce negative propaganda campaign was waged against such
people in the media. Yet, as the scientific evidence against Darwinism

began to increase in quantity at a great speed, criticisms of Darwinism
started to attract more support and have more influence. One out-
come of this was the effect on the education system. Many scientists,
politicians, teachers, and parents who realized that the theory of evo-
lution was not a scientific fact initiated an intensive campaign against
the one-sided teaching of the theory of evolution. As a result of this

campaign, the decision was taken to allow the evidence contrary to
Darwinism in schools in the states of Georgia and Ohio. The first de-
cision came from Georgia, one of the states in the southeast of the
USA. ABC News reported the story in these terms on its website:

The board of Georgia's second-largest school district voted
Thursday night to give teachers permission to introduce students to
varying views about the origin of life, including creationism. The
proposal, approved unanimously by the Cobb County school
board, says the district believes "discussion of disputed views of
academic subjects is a necessary element of providing a balanced
education, including the study of the origin of species..."

Supporters, including high school junior Michael Gray, said the
board's choice encouraged academic freedom. "I had to do a term
paper about evolution and there were just things that I could dis-
prove or have alternate reasons for," said Gray, who attends Pope
High School. "I want my brother and sister to be given the option

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