by Robert Henson

The Rough Guide to Climate Change

Rough Guides; 416 pages, May 2, 2011

The battle over global warming and public perception. An exclusive excerpt from The Rough Guide to Climate Change.

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by Peter M. J. Hess, Director, Religious Community Outreach

In public discussions of evolution and creationism, we are sometimes told by creationists and opponents of religion alike that we must choose between belief in creation and acceptance of the theory of evolution, between religion and science. Is this a fair demand? Is the choice that stark? Can one believe in God and accept evolution? Can one both accept what science teaches and engage in religious belief and practice?

Introduction

In 1925, the state of Tennessee passed the Butler Act, which outlawed the teaching of "any theory that denies the divine creation of man and teaches instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The ACLU offered to defend any teacher accused of violating the Act, and John Scopes agreed to incriminate himself by teaching evolution.

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