Statements from Religious Organizations

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• Voices for Evolution
  • Statements from Scientific and Scholarly Organizations
    • Alabama Academy of Science
    • American Academy of Religion *
    • American Anthropological Association (1980)
    • American Anthropological Association (2000)
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1972)
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982)
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (2002)
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science Commission on Science Education
    • American Association of Physical Anthropologists
    • American Astronomical Society
    • American Astronomical Society (2000)
    • American Astronomical Society (2005)
    • American Chemical Society (1981)
    • American Chemical Society (2005)
    • American Fisheries Society *
    • American Geological Institute
    • American Geophysical Union (1981)
    • American Geophysical Union (2003)
    • American Geophysical Union (2007) *
    • American Institute of Biological Sciences
    • American Physical Society
    • American Psychological Association (1982)
    • American Psychological Association (2007)
    • American Society for Microbiology (2006)
    • American Society of Biological Chemists
    • American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists *
    • American Society of Naturalists *
    • American Society of Parasitologists
    • American Society of Plant Taxonomists *
    • American Sociological Association
    • American Statistical Association *
    • Association for Women Geoscientists
    • Association of Southeastern Biologists
    • Australian Academy of Science
    • Biologists’ Statement on Teaching Evolution (1967) *
    • Biophysical Society
    • Botanical Society of America
    • California Academy of Sciences (1994)
    • California Academy of Sciences (2007) *
    • Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (2008) *
    • Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution *
    • Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing
    • Ecological Society of America
    • Entomological Society of America *
    • Entomological Society of Canada (2005) *
    • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
    • Genetics Society of America
    • Geological Society of America (1983)
    • Geological Society of America (2001)
    • Geological Society of America (2009) *
    • Geological Society of Australia
    • Geological Society of Australia (2008) *
    • Geological Society of London *
    • Georgia Academy of Science (1980)
    • Georgia Academy of Science (1982)
    • Georgia Academy of Science (2003)
    • History of Science Society
    • Idaho Scientists for Quality Science Education
    • Indiana Academy of Science (2006)*
    • InterAcademy Panel
    • Iowa Academy of Science (1981)
    • Iowa Academy of Science (1986)
    • Iowa Academy of Science (2000)
    • Kansas Academy of Science
    • Kentucky Academy of Science
    • Kentucky Paleontological Society
    • Louisiana Academy of Sciences (1982)
    • Louisiana Academy of Sciences (2006)
    • National Academy of Sciences (1972)
    • National Academy of Sciences (1984)
    • National Academy of Sciences (2007)
    • New Mexico Academy of Science
    • New Orleans Geological Society
    • New York Academy of Sciences
    • North American Benthological Society
    • North Carolina Academy of Science (1982)
    • North Carolina Academy of Science (1997)
    • Ohio Academy of Science
    • Ohio Math and Science Coalition
    • Oklahoma Academy of Science (1981) *
    • Oklahoma Academy of Science (1999) *
    • Oklahoma Academy of Science (2007) *
    • Pennsylvania Academy of Science
    • Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists
    • Philosophy of Science Association
    • Research!America
    • Royal Astronomical Society of Canada — Ottawa Centre
    • Royal Society
    • Royal Society of Canada
    • Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science
    • Sigma Xi, Louisiana State University Chapter
    • Society for Amateur Scientists
    • Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
    • Society for Neuroscience
    • Society for Organic Petrology
    • Society for the Study of Evolution (original)
    • Society for the Study of Evolution (revised) *
    • Society of Physics Students
    • Society of Systematic Biologists
    • Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (1986)
    • Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (1994)
    • Southern Anthropological Society
    • Tallahassee Scientific Society
    • Tennessee Academy of Science *
    • Tennessee Darwin Coalition
    • Texas Academy of Science *
    • The Paleontological Society
    • Union of Concerned Scientists (2007) *
    • Virginia Academy of Science
    • West Virginia Academy of Science
  • Statements from Religious Organizations
    • 188 Wisconsin Clergy
    • Affiliation of Christian Geologists *
    • African-Americans for Humanism
    • American Humanist Association
    • American Jewish Committee
    • American Jewish Congress
    • American Scientific Affiliation
    • Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
    • Central Conference of American Rabbis
    • Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism
    • Episcopal Bishop of Atlanta, Pastoral Letter
    • Episcopal Church, General Convention (1982)
    • Episcopal Church, General Convention (2006)
    • General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
    • Humanist Association of Canada
    • International Society for Science & Religion *
    • Lexington Alliance of Religious Leaders
    • Lutheran World Federation
    • National Council of Jewish Women
    • Presbyterian Church (USA) *
    • Rabbinical Council of America
    • Roman Catholic Church (1981)
    • Roman Catholic Church (1996)
    • The Rabbinical Assembly (2006) *
    • The United Methodist Church (2008) *
    • The United Methodist Church (2008) *
    • Union for Reform Judaism *
    • Unitarian Universalist Association (1977)
    • Unitarian Universalist Association (1982)
    • United Church Board for Homeland Ministries
    • United Methodist Church
    • United Presbyterian Church in the USA (1982)
    • United Presbyterian Church in the USA (1983)
  • Statements from Educational Organizations
    • Association for Science Teacher Education *
    • American Association of Physics Teachers
    • American Association of University Professors
    • American Association of University Women
    • American Federation of Teachers — Oregon *
    • American Federation of Teachers (2014) *
    • Arkansas Science Teachers Association (2006)
    • Arkansas Science Teachers Association (2008) *
    • Association for Science Education *
    • Association of College and University Biology Educators (1999)
    • Association of College and University Biology Educators (2000)
    • Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Biologists
    • Association of Science-Technology Centers *
    • Australian Museum *
    • Authors of Biology Textbooks
    • Baylor University Department of Biology *
    • Baylor University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry *
    • Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (1971)
    • Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (1995)
    • Biotechnology Institute *
    • California Science Teachers Association
    • California State Board of Education
    • Carnegie Museum of Natural History *
    • Central Connecticut State University Department of Biology *
    • Da Vinci Science Center *
    • Ecsite, the European Network of Science Centres and Museums *
    • Empire State Association of Two Year Community Biologists
    • Idaho Science Teachers Association
    • Illinois Community College Faculty Association
    • Illinois Federation of Teachers *
    • Indiana Department of Education *
    • Inter-University Council of Ohio
    • International Council of Museums Natural History Committee *
    • International Planetarium Society *
    • Iowa Council of Science Supervisors
    • Iowa Department of Public Instruction
    • Leeds Museums and Galleries *
    • Lehigh University Department of Biological Sciences *
    • Maryland Association of Science Teachers
    • Michigan Science Teachers Association (1981)
    • Michigan Science Teachers Association (2003)
    • Michigan Science Teachers Association (2005)
    • Michigan Science Teachers Association (2007)
    • Museum of the Earth *
    • National Association of Biology Teachers (1980)
    • National Association of Biology Teachers (1995)
    • National Association of Biology Teachers (2000)
    • National Association of Biology Teachers (2008) *
    • National Association of Biology Teachers (2011) *
    • National Association of Geoscience Teachers *
    • National Conference on Teaching Evolution
    • National Council for the Social Studies (1981)
    • National Council for the Social Studies (2007)
    • National Education Association
    • National Science Supervisors Association
    • National Science Teachers Association (1973, 1982)
    • National Science Teachers Association (1985)
    • National Science Teachers Association (1997)
    • National Science Teachers Association (2003)
    • New Mexico Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education
    • New York State Museum *
    • New York State Science Supervisors Association
    • North Carolina Math and Science Education Network
    • North Carolina Science Teachers Association
    • Oklahoma Science Teachers Association
    • Oklahoma State University Department of Zoology
    • Oregon Department of Education (2007)*
    • Saint Louis Science Center *
    • Saint Louis University Department of Biology *
    • Science Museum of Minnesota
    • Science Museum of Minnesota (2005) *
    • Science Teachers Association of New York State
    • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History *
    • Society for College Science Teachers
    • Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Biological Sciences *
    • Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association
    • The Biology Faculty of Oklahoma City Community College *
    • The College of New Jersey Department of Biology *
    • The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science *
    • The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester *
    • The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County *
    • The University of Queensland Board of the Faculty of Science
    • University of Alabama at Huntsville Faculty Senate
    • University of California Academic Council of the Academic Senate
    • University of Central Oklahoma Department of Biology *
    • University of New Mexico History Department
    • University of Oklahoma Department of Zoology
    • University System of Georgia Biology Academic Advisory Committee
    • Utah Museum of Natural History *
    • Utah Science Teachers Association
    • Utah State Board of Education
    • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (1982)
    • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction *
  • Statements from Civil Liberties Organizations
    • American Civil Liberties Union
    • American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
    • American Civil Liberties Union of Utah
    • Americans for Religious Liberty
    • Americans United for Separation of Church and State (1994)
    • Americans United for Separation of Church and State (2006)
    • Council of Europe
    • Freedom from Religion Foundation
    • Institute for First Amendment Studies
    • National Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty
    • People for the American Way Foundation