Eric Rothschild Quotes (13 Quotes)

We're fighting for the 1st Amendment, the separation of church and state, and the integrity of schools. This trial should decide whether a school board can impose its religious views on other students.

Its essential religious nature does not change whether it is called 'creation science' or 'intelligent design' or 'sudden emergence theory. The shell game has to stop.

The case for intelligent design as a religious proposition is overwhelming, Clearly, no valid secular purpose can be derived from those facts.

Make no mistake board members knew intelligent design was a form of creationism when they added it to the curriculum.

This will not be the last case of this nature. I think that future school boards and school districts aware of this decision have to think very carefully about whether they want to put their communities through this.

Intelligent design does not belong in a high school biology class. ... It is an inherently religious doctrine that is a modern form of creationism, and this shell game has to end. This board wanted to trash evolution, not to teach it. It wanted to impose its religious views on others.

I think what cross examination revealed is that behind some fancy terms like 'irreducible complexity' and a whole lot of writing, there is really nothing going on scientifically with ID.

Future school boards or states that are considering it should be aware of how much it costs to bring a case like this to protect individuals' constitutional rights.

When you see 'critical analysis of evolution,' you really need to look at what's behind that. Who Why Why is there this need for critical analysis of evolution Why is there no call for critical analysis of plate tectonics.

The conviction and intelligence they brought to this always amazed me.

What we have to share about our experience in the Dover case is informative to anyone involved in the debate.

Dover is now the thin edge of the wedge. When we talk about an actor outside nature we are talking about God.

Intelligent design isn't science. It's old theology.