teaching of evolution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofteachingandevolution
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teaching
noun
us//uk/ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ/
the job of being ...
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evolution
noun[U]
uk/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/
the way in which living things change and develop over millions ...
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A similar strategy was employed there to discourage theteachingofevolutionin 1999.
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There are several religious organizations that have issued statements advocating theteachingofevolutionin public schools.
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It only "forbids" theteachingofevolutionof man from a lower order of animals...
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This had the net effect of removing theteachingofevolutionfrom the state's science curriculum.
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It is argued that theteachingofevolutiondegrades values, undermines morals, and fosters irreligion or atheism.
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Its activities include campaigns against theteachingofevolution.
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At the same time, theteachingofevolutionis compulsory in publicly funded schools.
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Several states then passed new legislation which required that this be given equal time withteachingofevolution.
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Proposals to ban parimutuel betting and theteachingofevolutionin the state's schools were both defeated.
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The law neither required theteachingofevolutionor creation science, but the instruction of both if the other were taught.
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Several states passed legislation to ban or restrict theteachingofevolution.
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These books became widely used in the nation's high schools, and as a consequence, the public controversy about theteachingofevolutionin public schools re-ignited.
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The suit alleged that a university-maintained webpage that contains statements from 17 religious organizations endorsing theteachingofevolutionand in so doing violated the separation of church and state.
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Wells was also a vocal advocate of theteachingofevolutionin the 1920s and helped to prevent the legislature from banning it in the public schools.
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Salzberg has also been a vocal advocate in favor of theteachingofevolutionin schools and has authored editorials and appeared in print media on this topic.
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