creationism
noun
cre·a·tion·ism
krē-ˈā-shə-ˌni-zəm 
: a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis
Once again, science and religion collided last week. This time the battleground was the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Justices decreed that a Louisiana law requiring that creationism be taught along with evolution in the public schools was unconstitutional.—
Alain L. Sanders
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Spectators swarmed in from around the country to see the legendary lawyers battle over creationism, evolution and the role of religion in government.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
Polls generally show that somewhere between 1 in 6 and 1 in 3 Americans hold beliefs consistent with young-Earth creationism, depending on how the question is asked.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
What if, as Sotomayor asked, a school wants to teach creationism, not evolution?
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The court would also be putting itself in a position to judge future cases about whether charter schools could exclude gay teachers or teach creationism rather than evolution, Garre said.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
Polls generally show that somewhere between 1 in 6 and 1 in 3 Americans hold beliefs consistent with young-Earth creationism, depending on how the question is asked.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
What if, as Sotomayor asked, a school wants to teach creationism, not evolution?
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The court would also be putting itself in a position to judge future cases about whether charter schools could exclude gay teachers or teach creationism rather than evolution, Garre said.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“Creationism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creationism. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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