“Academic Freedom Day” Challenges Evolution
While students across the country celebrate the 200th birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin today, many high school and college students are also celebrating “Academic Freedom Day.” The celebration is an attempt to bring attention to the censorship, harassment, and prejudice aimed at students and teachers who express skepticism of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The theme for this year’s “Academic Freedom Day” is a quote from Darwin — “A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question.” . . .