The facts of the case

The Facts of The Case.

There are several facts that contribute to the argument of this case. The case was brought to court when a teacher in Arkansas by the name of Appellant Epperson filed it in 1968. Epperson wanted to challenge the constitutionality of Arkansas' "anti-evolution" statute. This was a major case because it was the first of many to try to stop creation science from being taught in a classroom. Here are the basic facts of the case. The first is “the Court does not decide whether the statute is unconstitutionally vague, since, whether it is construed to prohibit explaining the Darwinian theory or teaching that it is true, the law conflicts with the Establishment Clause.” The second is “the sole reason for the Arkansas law is that a particular religious group considers the evolution theory to conflict with the account of the origin of man set forth in the Book of Genesis.” The third fact of this case is “the First Amendment mandates governmental neutrality between religion and religion, and between religion and nonreligion.” The fourth is “state's right to prescribe the public school curriculum does not include the right to prohibit teaching a scientific theory or doctrine for reasons that run counter to the principles of the First Amendment.” The fifth and final fact is “The Arkansas law is not a manifestation of religious neutrality.”


“http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/epperson.html”