December 9, 2005
Religion Class Sparks Debate in Kansas
It's rare for the announcement of a new college course to spark a news-media frenzy. But that's exactly what happened in November, when word spread that the University of Kansas would be offering a course next spring titled "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism, and Other Religious Mythologies."
The course, which was canceled late last week, was to have been taught by Paul A. Mirecki, chairman of the religious-studies department. "Creationism is mythology," Mr.
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