Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)

In addition to their intrusive presence in American schools, creationists - or more modern epigones thereof, known as “intelligent designers” - are also and unexpectedly to be found in other countries. Take the United Kingdom as an example. Over the past few years, Darwin’s homeland has actually bee...

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Main Author: Marco Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sissa Medialab 2006-06-01
Series:JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
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Online Access:http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/05/02/Jcom0502%282006%29C01/Jcom0502%282006%29C03/Jcom0502%282006%29C03_it.pdf
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description In addition to their intrusive presence in American schools, creationists - or more modern epigones thereof, known as “intelligent designers” - are also and unexpectedly to be found in other countries. Take the United Kingdom as an example. Over the past few years, Darwin’s homeland has actually been witnessing attempts to introduce literal faith in the Bible into school programmes in a way which does not significantly differ from the one adopted in the United States. It is multi-billionaire Howard H. Ahmanson who generously finances the Discovery Institute across the Atlantic, one of the dissemination centres of the creationist “creed”.
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Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
Science and media
Policy-making
communication and governance of science
title Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
title_full Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
title_fullStr Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
title_full_unstemmed Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
title_short Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American (Italian original version)
title_sort not all americans are creationists not all creationists are american italian original version
topic Science and media
Policy-making
communication and governance of science
url http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/05/02/Jcom0502%282006%29C01/Jcom0502%282006%29C03/Jcom0502%282006%29C03_it.pdf
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