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    This document discusses the ongoing debate between teaching science and creationism in American public schools. It notes that the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 heightened conflict over these issues and divided the population, raising anti-evolution movements. While some argue creationism should be taught alongside or instead of evolution, the document states there are problems with this like evolution contradicting creationism and it violating the separation of church and state established by the First Amendment. It concludes that keeping creationism out of public school curricula was the right decision.

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    This document discusses the ongoing debate between teaching science and creationism in American public schools. It notes that the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 heightened conflict over these issues and divided the population, raising anti-evolution movements. While some argue creationism should be taught alongside or instead of evolution, the document states there are problems with this like evolution contradicting creationism and it violating the separation of church and state established by the First Amendment. It concludes that keeping creationism out of public school curricula was the right decision.

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    This document discusses the ongoing debate between teaching science and creationism in American public schools. It notes that the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 heightened conflict over these issues and divided the population, raising anti-evolution movements. While some argue creationism should be taught alongside or instead of evolution, the document states there are problems with this like evolution contradicting creationism and it violating the separation of church and state established by the First Amendment. It concludes that keeping creationism out of public school curricula was the right decision.

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    Mark Adkisson English III Introduction February 21, 2012 Introduction For many years there has been an ongoing battle in American public school systems, the battle between science and creationism. The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 played a big part in raising conflict over science and creationism which emotionally divided America's population and rose many anti-evolution movements. Many will argue that creationism should be taught in public school curriculum alongside, or without, evolution, but there are many problems with teaching creationism in public school science classes. Problems would arise such as evolution contradicting the creationist view and the state respecting an establishment of religion, which is prohibited by the First Amendment. Creationism being taken out of public school curricula was the correct thing to do.

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