Evolution: the Only Religion Allowed in Public

In December of 2005, the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued its decision in the case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.¹ The case received national attention as one of the first challenges to the teaching of "Intelligent Design" as an alternative to the theory of Evolution. The district court's opinion was not appealed, and therefore the decision is not binding precedent for other districts. However, the decision and the rationale behind it have...