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  2. Creation and evolution in public education in the United States

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    In American schools, the Genesis creation narrative was generally taught as the origin of the universe and of life until Darwin's scientific theories became widely accepted. . While there was some immediate backlash, organized opposition did not get underway until the Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy broke out following World War I; several states passed laws banning the teaching of ...

  3. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia

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    Transubstantiation – the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharistic Adoration at Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno, Nevada. Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine ...

  4. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first American schools in the Thirteen Colonies opened in the 17th century. [8] The first public schools in America were established by the Puritans in New England during the 17th century. Boston Latin School was founded in 1635. [9] Boston Latin School was not funded by tax dollars in its early days, however.

  5. How US public schools became a new religious battleground

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    The next major battleground could be Republican-governed Texas, which passed the first law in the United States last year letting public schools hire chaplains as counselors.

  6. Creation and evolution in public education - Wikipedia

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    The status of creation and evolution in public education has been the subject of substantial debate and conflict in legal, political, and religious circles. [1] Globally, there are a wide variety of views on the topic. Most western countries have legislation that mandates only evolutionary biology is to be taught in the appropriate scientific ...

  7. History of education - Wikipedia

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    The history of education, like other history, extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from ancient civilizations. Historical studies have included virtually every nation. [1] [2] [3] The earliest known formal school was developed in Egypt's Middle Kingdom under the direction of Kheti, treasurer to Mentuhotep II (2061 ...

  8. Lankford: Bible should ‘absolutely’ be taught in schools as a ...

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    Lankford joined CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” where he was asked about Oklahoma requiring schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons. “As a historical document, as a cultural ...

  9. History of Catholic education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    They Came to Teach: The Story of Sisters Who Taught in Parochial Schools and Their Contribution to Elementary Education in Minnesota (St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press, 1994) 271pp. Ravitch, Diane. The great school wars: A history of the New York City public schools (1975), pp 3–76. on 1840s online; Ryan, Ann Marie.