[asa] Judge Jones in "The Lutheran"

http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?
article_id=3D6096=0A=0AA goo=
d in depth article on Judge Jones, whose ruling in the Dover case
upset man=
y Intelligent Design proponents.=0A=0ASome critics have argued that
the Jud=
ge went too far in his ruling that ID was not science. As the judge
points =
out however, this was an issue raised by both sides and indeed, the
questio=
n would likely be raised again in other lawsuits. The article also
gives a =
nice overview of Jones' political and religious
beliefs.=0A=0A<quote>=0ASom=
e critics thought Jones went too far in=0Aruling on whether
intelligent des=
ign is science or not. =93Both sides=0Aasked me to render a decision
on tha=
t precise issue,=94 he said. =93Had I=0Anot done so, there was every
chance=
  that this same issue would have=0Aarisen before another
tribunal.=0A=0A=93=
I didn=92t think a school=0Adistrict somewhere else should be exposed
to th=
e costs and fees that=0Athe Dover School District ended up paying
(more tha=
n $1 million) as a=0Aresult of my ducking that issue.=94</quote>=0A=0A
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Received on Tue Oct 17 16:46:40 2006