The Orthodox Union joined in a friend-of the-court brief supporting a Louisiana school district’s decision to have a disclaimer read prior to the teaching of the theory of evolution. The disclaimer says scientific theory is not the only way to approach the issue and should not dissuade critical thinking about the biblical version of creation.
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