After the Trial: A Second Look
aired November 13, 2007
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The
NOVA episode,
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on
Trial,
captured the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in one
of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools.
WKAR's
After the Trial: A Second Look, examines the effect in Michigan
of
the
issues
presented
in the
NOVA episode.
Veteran journalist Dr. Susan Carter interviews Dr. Robert Pennock, a witness for
the plaintiffs who were against the teaching of Intelligent Design in the 2004
trial; Michigan Rep. Brian Palmer (R-Romeo), who encourages discussion in schools
of the controversy surrounding the concept of Intelligent Design, and Lisa Swem,
an attorney representing many Michigan schools districts.