Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American
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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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-e54314d6a98f4126bb585baddb4865e42022-12-21T21:11:22ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492006-06-0152Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are AmericanMarco FerrariIn 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”.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/05/02/Jcom0502%282006%29C01/Jcom0502%282006%29C03/Jcom0502%282006%29C03.pdfScience and mediaPolicy-makingcommunication and governance of science |
| spellingShingle | Marco Ferrari Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American 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 |
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| title_short | Not all Americans are creationists. Not all creationists are American |
| title_sort | not all americans are creationists not all creationists are american |
| topic | Science and media Policy-making communication and governance of science |
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