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December 23, 2005
** Senator to Cut Ties Over Evolution Lawsuit **
Mr. Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania, earlier praised the district for “attempting to teach the controversy of evolution.”
But the day after a federal judge ruled the district’s policy on intelligent design unconstitutional, calling it a pretext “to promote religion” in public schools, Mr. Santorum told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he was troubled by testimony indicating that religion had motivated some board members to adopt the policy.
** Senator to Cut Ties Over Evolution Lawsuit **
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 (AP) - Senator Rick Santorum said Wednesday that he would withdraw his affiliation with the Thomas More Law Center, which had defended the Dover Area School District's policy mandating the teaching of intelligent design in science classes dealing with evolution.But the day after a federal judge ruled the district’s policy on intelligent design unconstitutional, calling it a pretext “to promote religion” in public schools, Mr. Santorum told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he was troubled by testimony indicating that religion had motivated some board members to adopt the policy.