For Darwin's Birthday, Poll Shows Broad Support for Teaching Evidence For and Against Darwin's Theory

Just in time for Charles Darwin's birthday on February 12, a new nationwide survey reveals that 81 percent of American adults believe that "when teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, biology teachers should cover both scientific evidence that supports the theory and scientific evidence critical of the theory."

Only 19 percent of Americans believe that "biology teachers should cover only scientific evidence that supports the theory."

"Americans agree by an overwhelming margin that students s...