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Title	:	The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America
Author	:	Lauri Lebo
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 238 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2008 by The New Press
Categories	:	Science. History. Nonfiction. Politics. Religion. Biology. Evolution. Education

The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America

Lauri Lebo

Hardcover | Pages: 238 pages

Rating: 4.19 | 248 Users | 41 Reviews

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Local newspaper reporter Lauri Lebo was handed the story of a lifetime when the Dover (Pennsylvania) School Board adopted a measure to require its ninth-grade biology students to learn about intelligent design. In a case that recalled the famed 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial and made international headlines, eleven parents sued the school board. When the case wound up in federal court before a George W. Bush–appointed judge, Lebo had a front-row seat.

Destined to become required reading for a generation of journalists, scientists, and science teachers, as well as for anyone concerned about the separation of church and state, The Devil in Dover is Lebo’s widely praised account of a perfect storm of religious intolerance, First Amendment violations, and an assault on American science education. Lebo skillfully probes the compelling background of the case, introducing us to the plaintiffs, the defendants, the lawyers, and a parade of witnesses, along with Judge John E. Jones, who would eventually condemn the school board’s decision as one of “breathtaking inanity.”

With the antievolution battle having moved to the state level—and the recent passage of state legislation that protects the right of schools to teach alternatives to evolution—the story will continue to be relevant for years to come.

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Original Title:	The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-town America
ISBN:	1595582088 (ISBN13: 9781595582089)
Edition Language:	English

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I seem to have read this every four years. The first was shortly after it was published and I requested our local public library if they would acquire a copy... they did. I then purchased a copy at an event I attended 5 years ago at which the author appeared, and I have her signature.Quite a nice read.



This is the third book Ive read on the Dover, PA Intelligent Design (ID) trial. Each book was captivating for its own reasons, like the synoptic gospels of some scientific passion narrative. The author is a Dover-area reporter who covered the trial, knew many of the figures, and narrates the small-town background better than the other books. She provides different sides of local religious nuts and intolerant School Board members, all who are in turn arrogant, endearing, and idiotic. Lebos own

This is a very riviting story about Kitzmiller v. Dover, written by a local journalist that was covering the trial for her local paper. This trial was over the inclusion of Intelligent Design/Creationism into the science classes in Dover. I was familiar already with most of the details (it is the only case that I have actually read the Judges ruling,) but not some of the personal aspects. The author is sympathetic to the board members and tries to understand their position and motivations. Why

Compelling and relevant are two words to describe the book I just finished! The Devil in Dover is the succinct account of the Kitzmiller vs. Dover trial on Intelligent Design. The author Lauri Lebo, who I am proud to call a friend, was one of the local reporters from the York Daily Record who covered the trial. Besides being a story of local interest that includes places Im familiar with, it has much more far-reaching importance. For me, Lauris account of how the Dover school board tried to

This book has me really excited. I covered a very small part of the Dover Area School District Intelligent Design controversy. My colleague and good friend Lauri Lebo covered the federal trial - all six weeks of it - and this book is the result. I haven't even begun reading yet, and I can recommend it!

My very first Kindle purchase and full read!Lebo's account of the Dover controversy and trial is engrossing. She's extremely skilled at sharing the drama and she's not afraid to make the story personal, since it *was* personal for her. I only found the one chapter describing her road trip between the end of the trial and Judge Jones' release of his ruling to be somewhat distracting or out of place, but since she had made her coverage so personal, even then you will grant her some leeway.I took