Intelligent Design and Religion
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SummaryAccording to the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,” and according to the Fourteenth Amendment, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” Thus, an analysis of the first amendment, in light of the fourteenth, it stands to say that no state is allowed to pass laws that support the establishment of a religion. Thus, we must establish whether teaching intelligent design constitutes a religion. If intelligent design is a form of religion, than creating a law that would require it to be taught in public schools would be a violation of the first and fourteenth amendments, and therefore, be unconstitutional. If, however, intelligent design is not a form of religion, then laws requiring to be taught would be constitutional, and therefore, legal.
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- The CRC, and the entire intelligent design community, continuously denies any association with religious organizations
- Furthermore, those who believe these same claims do not believe them because they are supported by evidence, or because they have experienced them for themselves
- If it is religious, then it is clear that it should not be taught. However, let us suppose that that intelligent design is not religious, and its being taught would be upheld by the constitution.
- In conclusion, the question of whether or not intelligent design should be taught in public schools is still undecided.
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