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Legal Group Threatens Lawsuit if School Teaches Creationism
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
(7:11 PM)
By Lawrence Morahan
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer

But Sanford argued that the Supreme Court also ruled that "'teaching a variety of scientific theories about the origins of mankind to schoolchildren might be done with the clear, secular intent of enhancing the effectiveness of science instruction.' Our intent is to teach science," Sanford said. "It specifically says in our policy, 'no Bible will be used.' We're not teaching any religion."

A legal group that specializes in issues relating to religious liberty said it would consider taking legal action against a Colorado public school district if the school board decides to introduce creationism into its science classes.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State said it will consider suing the Liberty School District in Joes, Colo., if the school opts to teach creationism when it meets to vote on the issue Tuesday.

The five-member board, which represents a school of about 100 students in a farm community on the eastern plains of Colorado, is contemplating a proposal by Rev. Douglas Sanford, a school board member who is also a Baptist minister.

Sanford called for the adoption of a new policy called "Creation Science/Evolution Science Education" that would require the district to give "balanced treatment" between evolution and creationism in science classes.

"We didn't want to teach religion - I am opposed to teaching religion in school - all we wanted to do was to bring in some information about creation science," Sanford told CNSNews.com.

"By 'creation science' I do not mean teaching God, I do not mean teaching Adam and Eve, I do not mean teaching any of those things, but I mean to teach that instead of everything happening by chance, that there was design to our universe, to our world, to our human body."
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