Adam Laats is a historian teaching at Binghamton University, specializing in the intersection of culture wars and education. He has a special gift for critically examining the positions of religious ...

One hundred years ago, a substitute teacher in Dayton, Tenn., was charged with the crime of teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. His name was John Scopes. At the time, ...

Evolution supporters argue: Courts have affirmed evolution's place in education. Creationism is just a belief, not based on empirical data, and not testable. Creationism undermines critical thinking ...

Bill Nye has said teaching creationism is bad for children. Jan. 3, 2014— -- Will Bill Nye deliver the ultimate science smackdown to creationists? Ken Ham, founder of Kentucky's Creation Museum, ...