NHD Topic Essay

Daivon Jackson November 19, 2007
American Studies Mr. Ackerman

Topic Choice Essay

The topic I chose for NHD attracts national attention every time the topic is brought up with complications. My topic is Intelligent Design v. Evolution. Many people have their opinion on the topic and many of their opinions are in favor of ID because most of America’s population is Christian. That is one of the main reasons that this topic is so debatable and attracts so much attention. I believe this topic would catch the judges” attention at NHD and that’s the reason why I choose ID v. Evolution for my project.

My personal opinion on religion in schools is that religion can be talked about to a certain extent. When you start trying to impose your religion on other people it goes against the law. The first amendment states that no one should try to establish a religion. So no one should tell anyone that his or her religion is the right religion. Everyone has a freedom of religion.

There are to many religions in this world for someone to think one religion is right. I believe that many religions are nothing but a bunch of folk tales because no one really knows where these stories about their religious leaders came from. All they know is that they have a book telling the story of their religion.

A court case that is a great example to prove that religion should not be taught in schools is the Kilmitzer v. Dover School Board. It was a case that was fought to prove that religion is not science and should not be used in public schools because it goes against the constitution. Another case is the John Scopes Monkey Trial where it was outlawed to teach Intelligent Design in public schools.