Judge rules against "intelligent design" in public schools.

In response to what is undoubtedly the most arrogant and insulting name for a religious historical theory, a judge in Pennsylvania has ruled against the teaching of a "religious alternative to science" in the public schools.

Here is what the judge had to say.

"Intelligent design" is "a religious alternative masquerading as a scientific theory" and cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district.

Here is what the children had to deal with before this.

The school board policy, adopted in October 2004, was believed to have been the first of its kind in the nation. It required students to hear a statement (disclaimer .Ed) about intelligent design before ninth-grade biology lessons on evolution. The statement said Charles Darwin’s theory is “not a fact” and has inexplicable “gaps” and referred students to an intelligent-design textbook, “Of Pandas and People,” for more information.

This is what the judge had to say about that.

Jones blasted the disclaimer, saying it "singles out the theory of evolution for special treatment, misrepresents its status in the scientific community, causes students to doubt its validity without scientific justification, presents students with a religious alternative masquerading as a scientific theory, directs them to consult a creationist text as though it were a science resource and instructs students to forgo scientific inquiry in the public school classroom and instead to seek out religious instruction elsewhere."

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