Samford Univ. faculty protest creation speech

[Thom Little]

A planned lecture by intelligent design proponent John Lennox has upset Samford University faculty who don't want the Baptist-affiliated school to be seen as endorsing teaching alternatives to evolution.

A resolution introduced in the College of Arts and Sciences' faculty senate describes intelligent design as a political movement, not science. The resolution, by Samford geography professor Max Baber, questions whether Samford should involve itself in a movement that seeks to inject religion into science education in the public schools.

"In accordance with the spirit and letter of Samford's foundation statements," Baber's resolution reads, "we affirm that church and state should remain separate. We therefore protest the president's decision to involve Samford in a political movement that stands in direct opposition to that principle."

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