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The creationist argument. 2005. The Evolution of Darwin. 1 streaming video file (26 min.). Luther Sutherland presents what he considers scientific-rather than philosophical or religious-inconsistencies in Darwin's theory which provide, he says, the scientific basis for discrediting the theory of evolution. Streaming video.
Evo ten questions everyone should ask about evolution. 2010. 1 videodisc (107 min.). "In this film you'll learn-- among other things-- that evolution and religion are, indeed, compatible ways of looking at the world; that Darwin was a creationist before he was an evolutionist; and that cooperation is just as important as competition in the struggle for existence." --From Hummingbird Films website. DVD 8728
Flock of dodos the evolution and intelligent design circus. 2007. 1 videodisc (85 min.). Tweaks egos and pokes fun at both sides in the evolution vs. intelligent design debate. From the shadowy, well-funded headquarters of the pro-intelligent design Discovery Institute in Seattle to the rarefied talk of scientists around a late-night poker table. DVD 3667
Indoctrination public schools and the decline of Christianity in America. 2011. 1 videodisc (102 min.). "Nearly 90% of Christian children attend a public school. Filmmaker Colin Gunn and his family drive across America asking questions about the origins and social impact of America's public education system.".
DVD 10219
Inherit the wind. 2001. 1 videodisc (128 min.). A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom. DVD 1677.
Judgment day intelligent design on trial . 2008. 1 videodisc (112 min.). Captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in a landmark battle over the teaching of evolution in public schools. In 2004, the Dover school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to their high school biology students about an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design. This idea states that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and so must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused to comply, and both parents and teachers filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state. DVD 4417
Kansas vs Darwin. 2008. 1 videodisc (82 min.). Explores the controversy over the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in Kansas public schools, using footage from the hearings before the Board of Education and interviews with people on both sides of the issue. DVD 10562
The revisionaries. 2013. 1 videodisc (83 min.). Exposé of the power struggle inside the Texas State Board of Education, the government body that determines what students learn in Texas public schools and, due to the buying power of their system, often the entire country. Showcases how public education has become the latest battleground in a new wave of cultural, religious, and ideological clashes, with Texas education board members advancing agendas of Creationism and other religious issues in public schools. DVD 6485