Creation and the Courts: Eighty Years of Conflict in the Classroom and the Courtroom

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
• Published by: Crossway Books April 23, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1581348363
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1581348361
• Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
In Creation and the Courts, Norman Geisler offers a behind-the-scenes look at the testimonies and arguments of the prosecution and defense of the major creation versus evolution court battles. Geisler offers a compelling look at the erosion of Christian influence in America's public schools. Creation and the Courts encourages readers to learn from the past judicial fights and to take their rightful places in the battle. These conflicts in today s classrooms and courtrooms must continue to be fought, and anyone willing to be a soldier must be equipped with the knowledge found in this book.

Reader Reviews
Dr. Geisler very thoroughly explains the creation/evolution debate as it actually played out in the courts, vs. how it has been explained by the inflammatory headlines and stories in the major news outlets, and by activist atheists with straw man arguments against the "religious fundamentalists waging war on science." One very interesting thing I learned was that Dr. Geisler's critical and ACLU-demolishing testimony to the court in the 1981 Arkansas/McLean trial wasn't even transcribed until AFTER the Supreme Court ruled on the issue. The transcription was sent to Dr. Geisler for his signature five years afterward. I'd love to hear the real reason for that. No matter what side you take on the issue, Geisler makes very good sense and very important points that must be addressed when considering whether schools should be allowed to teach about the possibility of a creator. Carl Sagan stating that "The universe is all there is, all there was and all there ever will be" on video tape before a class full of kids is every bit as much of a religious statement as "I believe in the God of the bible." Science cannot tell us all that ever was is, or (especially) ever will be. But the concept of a first cause for an event like the Big Bang is logical and sound reasoning. Geisler points out that believing that a creator exists or existed is not in itself religion. Only when you commit yourself to believing in a specific ultimate (like the God of the bible) does it become religion. Before you make any judgements against that concept, please read it in his words. He is a much better writer than I am.