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...decision, Judge William Overton ruled, "The application and content of First Amendment principles are not determined by public opinion polls, or by a majority vote. Whether the proposals of [this law] constitute the majority or the minority is quite irrelevant under a constitutional system of government...
Robert Fisher, of the Arkansas Attorney General's office, said the state tried to "keep religion out of the trial." It argued that Creationism was scientifically sound as an alternative theory to evolution. However, in his decision, Overton said that the Creationists, instead of reaching conclusions from data, use "the literal wording of Genesis and attempt to find scientific support...
Louisiana has enacted a similar law requiring the teaching of Creationism in its public schools beginning this fall. The Louisiana ACLU has challenged the statute on the same grounds as in Arkansas. Since Louisiana is in a different court district, Overton's decision will not invalidate...
...case inevitably will go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the A.C.L.U. is challenging Louisiana's virtually identical law, and creation lobbyists are at work with more than 15 state legislatures as well as textbook publishers and local school boards across the nation. So whatever Federal Judge William Overton rules, perhaps late this week, little will be settled...
Restauranteur Silky Sullivan opened Memphis' Fifth Annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl with the traditional "blessing of the keg." After the "blessing," a hoard of Irishmen, in spirit if not in fact, marched two miles from downtown Memphis to Overton Square, stopping at 19 bars and pubs along the way. Following the marchers was a truck with outside spigots--ready to provide beer between stops...