Creationism Case: John Freshwater Lawyers Spar With Mount Vernon School Board In Ohio Bible Case

The issue I have with any case concerning ID/evolution is this,,,IF they want to teach the "controversy" they need to include ALL creation accounts (all 300+) not just the biblical account of abiogenesis, IF they are not advocating a religious position,,,

Another issue is with what IDers present as "evidence of the gaps or flaws in evolutionary theory" most of these so called gaps/flaws are themselves wrong or lack the scientific evidence to back such claims,,,ALL science should be treated equally, in other words a modification (or abandonment) of  a theory if presented with enough contradictory data,,,

Also can someone please explain to me how the teaching of ID advances society as a whole, especially in regards to health and well being,,,how does belief/acceptance of ID advance humanity??  Eradicate disease?? Or feed the hungry??

A lawyer for the school board that dismissed John Freshwater in 2011 said he waved a Bible at his students, handed out religious pamphlets and espoused creationism in his evolution lessons.

Freshwater violated the constitutional separation between church and state and was rightfully fired, said David Smith, an attorney for the Mount Vernon School Board.

Smith said Freshwater can't "teach evolution from a Christian perspective" without violating constitutional protections against government establishment of religion.

"There is no academic freedom of the teacher to do that," Smith argued. "This is not a case about industrial hemp. It's not a case about the Iraqi war. Political sociological viewpoint is something completely different."

Freshwater's attorney, Rita Dunaway, said accounts of Freshwater's class conduct were exaggerated and he was exercising his academic freedom to explore controversial ideas.

Creationism Case: John Freshwater Lawyers Spar With Mount Vernon School Board In Ohio Bible Case