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CHAPTER 6: CREATION – 1987

Did the Supreme Court take teaching of creation out of the public schools? Was it considered to be a Biblical

Truth? God is Truth. If the Bible is God’s Word, then it must declare the truth about the creation of the
universe. Man in his own wisdom has considered it to be false. So, what was it replaced with but evolution as the
truth? What a falsified state of untruth. Isn’t evolution declared as fact and not a theory at the universities? Satan
has deceived this nation and its authority. The justices of the Supreme Court didn’t seek wisdom from God. This
directly relates to the application of the motto of “In God We Trust.” There was no trust in God’s Word. This is
stated in the very first verse of the Bible in Genesis 1:1 that God created the heavens and earth.

Courts – Creation

Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987) was a legal case about the teaching of creationism that was heard by the
Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that creation science be
taught in public schools, along with evolution, was unconstitutional because the law was specifically intended to
advance a particular religion. It also held that “teaching a variety of scientific theories about the origins of humankind to school
children might be validly done with the clear secular intent of enhancing the effectiveness of science instruction.” In support of
Aguillard, 72 Nobel prize-winning scientists, 17 state academies of science, and 7 other scientific organizations
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filed “amicus curiae” briefs which described creation science as being composed of religious principles.
If evolution is taught in public school science classes, shouldn't other theories about the origins and development
of life also be taught at the same time? Isn't the focus on just one idea narrow-minded? Some believe that it is
and therefore argue that there should be “balance” - if one theory (evolution) about life is taught, then “the other”
theory (creationism) should also be taught. In a 7-2 decision written by Justice Brennan in 1987, the Supreme
Court struck down Louisiana's “Creationism Act” because it violated the Establishment Clause of the First
Amendment.
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The state tried to argue that the law was simply designed to promote academic freedom by ensuring that students
would hear about more than one theory on the origins of life, but the Court correctly noted that teachers were
permitted to present more than one such theory before the law had been passed. The actual purpose of the law
then had to be to make sure that creationism was taught.

The law and ruling does not advance academic freedom and restricts the abilities of teachers to teach what they
deem appropriate. Louisiana offers instructional packets to assist in the teaching of creationism but not for the
teaching of evolution. It did not require the teaching of creationism. It only asserts such an interest when
evolution is taught. “The preeminent purpose of the Louisiana Legislature was clearly to advance the religious viewpoint that a
supernatural being created humankind...The Louisiana Creationism Act advances a religious doctrine by requiring either the
banishment of the theory of evolution from public school classrooms or the presentation of a religious viewpoint that rejects evolution in
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its entirety.”

61 Edwards v. Aguillard: Amicus Curiae Brief of 72 Nobel Laureates.

62 Justice Brennan misnamed the statute as the "Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public School
Instruction Act".

63 Justice Brennan misnamed the statute as the "Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public School
Instruction Act"