August 25, 2010

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The “Exclusion Clause” – the separation of church and state – has all but prohibited school districts from teaching all theories of origins.  Consequently, students are given just the one theory of evolution to explain life on earth.  At best, students of faith are left to struggle with their views – at worst they leave their faith foundations behind them completely.

John Calvert proposes a new legal definition of religion – one that focuses on the “matter of ultimate concern” put down by the courts.  Would such a definition allow for the responsible teaching of first things in our schools?  Listen to the podcast for this exciting discussion between John Calvert and T. M. Moore.

John H. Calvert, JD, is a lawyer and a Managing Director of Intelligent Design network, inc. He was engaged in corporate finance and business litigation with Lathrop Gage L.C., of Kansas City for 32 years. For the past four years his legal practice has focused on constitutional requirements for teaching origins science in public schools. He received his first degree in Geology and has practiced geology in a number of legal engagements involving mining and the oil and gas industry and has studied structural geology and paleontology as he has traveled throughout the world. He has been actively involved in the debate in Kansas, Ohio, Georgia, California, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, West Virginia, Montana, New Mexico and other areas of the U.S. over the definition of science and the content of Science Education Standards, and has provided advice and counsel to school boards, school administrators and science teachers regarding the teaching of origins science. Mr. Calvert is co-author (with William S. Harris, PhD) of Intelligent Design: The Scientific Alternative to Evolution (National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Autumn 2003), and co-author, with Daniel Schwabauer, of The Rule, a one act drama about the trial of a biology teacher. Mr. Calvert is a member of the American Bar Association and Missouri Bar Association and has been admitted to practice in Federal and state courts.

T. M. Moore is Principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe (www.myparuchia.com) and Dean of the BreakPoint Centurions (colsoncenter.org). Sign up to receive his daily devotionals, Crosfigell, at MyParuchia.com, ViewPoint at colsoncenter.org, and Pastor to Pastor, at worldviewchurch.org.   T. M. is  regular contributor to the Center.