Notes
Chapter 2: Neighbor Against Neighbor
1 Larry Hicks, “There Are Already Plenty of Chances to Pray in School,” York Dispatch, March 1, 2002.
2 Cornelia Dean, “Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes,” New York Times, February 1, 2005.
Chapter 3: Met on the Battlefield
1 “Events of 2004,” National Center for Science Education, .www.ncseweb.org/pressroom.asp (accessed November 19, 2007).
2 Ibid.
3 Edward J. Larson, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate over Science and Religion (New York: Basic Books, 1997).
4 Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross, Creationism’s Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design (Oxford University Press, 2004), 17.
5 Phillip Johnson, “How the Evolution Debate Can be Won,” Coral Ridge Ministries, www.coralridge.org/specialdocs/evolutiondebate.asp (accessed November 19, 2007). 6. Creationism’s Trojan Horse, 22.
Chapter 4: Myth of Separation
1 Max Blumenthal, “In Contempt of Courts,” The Nation, April 11, 2005. “In 1989 Barton published a book titled The Myth of Separation, which proclaims, ‘This book proves that the separation of church and state is a myth.’ The Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, in a critique of his 1995 documentary America’s Godly Heritage, stated that it was ‘laced with exaggerations, half-truths, and misstatements of fact.’”
2 Evan Ratliff, “The Crusade Against Evolution,” Wired, October 2004.
3 Interview with Steve Nickol, Republican state representative from Hanover, Pennsylvania, February, 2007.
Chapter 6: Kidnapped by Baptists
1 Peter Baker and Peter Slevin, “Bush Remarks On ‘Intelligent Design’ Theory Fuel Debate,” Washington Post, August 3, 2005.
2 According to a Gallup Poll taken in the fall of 2004, forty-five percent of Americans believe “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years.” Only about a third of respondents believe evolution is “well-supported by evidence.” National Center for Science Education, www.ncseweb.org/resources/rncse_content/vol24/7937_the_latest_polls_on_creationis_12_30_1899.asp(accessed December 30, 2007).
3 Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, The Elements of Journalism (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001).
4 Ibid, 77.
5 Creationism’s Trojan Horse, 85.
6 Larry Hicks, “Schaad Not Only ‘Officer Down,’” York Dispatch, December 8, 2002.
7 “History of Dover,” The Greater Dover Historical Society, www.gdhspa.org/HistoryOf Dover.htm.
Chapter 10: Seeking Comfort
1 Christina Kauffman, “Robertson: Don’t Turn to God,” York Dispatch , November 16, 2005.
2 American Museum of Natural History, www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/young/lifelong.php (accessed December 30, 2007).
3 Ibid, www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/idea/wife.php (accessed December 30, 2007).
Chapter 11: “Breathtaking Inanity”
1 A. D., “O’Reilly: ‘War’ on Christmas part of ‘secular progressive agenda,’ ” Media Matters for America, November 21, 2005.
Chapter 12: The Sheep and the Goats
1 Rikki Hall, “Kingdom of Love: Creationists Drop Religion for Intelligence,” Metro Pulse, April 3, 2007.
2 Michelangelo D’Agostino, “In the matter of Berkeley v. Berkeley,” 2006 Berkeley Science Review.
3 Phyllis Schlafly, “Judge’s Unintelligent Rant Against Design.” Eagle Forum, January 2006, www.eagleforum.org/column/2006/jan06/06-01-04.html.
4 Judge John E. Jones interviewed on WITF’s Smart Talk, reported in York Daily Record/Sunday News, June 23, 2006.
5 Judge John E. Jones, February 10, 2006, speech to Anti-Defamation League’s National Committee Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.