Whenever the public is questioned regarding specific beliefs in creation, evolution or intelligent design, and inclusion or exclusion of each in the classroom, the response has been overwhelmingly supportive of including the creationist or intelligent design position.
While public opinion is not on the level with scientific arguments either for or against principles of evolutionary theory, when discussing its role in the classroom, it is clear that evolutionists advocate minority rights overruling majority opinion.
1990 Polls
1999
Americans Support Teaching Creationism as Well as Evolution in Public Schools Gallup August 30, 1999
2000 Polls
2000
Survey Finds Support Is Strong For Teaching 2 Origin Theories People for the American Way Foundation March 11, 2000
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2004
- Poll takers favor dual approach to teaching evolution (Minnesota residents say, teach evidence for and against Darwinism) Zogby International, March 10, 2004
- Californians Say Teach Scientific Evidence Both For and Against Darwinian Evolution, Show New Polls Arnold Steinberg & Associates, May 3, 2004
- Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution CBS News, November 22, 2004
- How "Christianized" Do Americans Want Their Country To Be? (59% Of All Adults Want Creation Taught) Barna, July 26, 2004
- Third of Americans Say Evidence Has Supported Darwin's Evolution Theory Almost half of Americans believe God created humans 10,000 years ago. Gallup, November 19, 2004
2005
- Darwin or Divine? Teens' Views on Origin of Species Teens slightly more likely than adults to believe evolutionist theory. Gallup, March 8, 2005
- Americans Weigh In on Evolution vs. Creationism in Schools (76% are okay with creation being taught) Gallup, May 24, 2005
- Evolution poll shows majority want change (Kansas Residents Only) Mason-Dixon Polling, June 26, 2005
- Nearly Two-thirds of U.S. Adults Believe Human Beings Were Created by God Harris Poll, July 6, 2005
- New school year, new battle over evolution (58% Say creationism "definitely" or "probabaly" true, 55% say evolution is) USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup, August 25, 2005
- Teaching of Creationism Is Endorsed in New Survey Pew Research Center, August 31, 2005
- Most Americans Tentative About Origin-of-Life Explanations Public says evolution, creationism probably true; divided on intelligent design. Gallup, September 23, 2005
- Poll: Most doctors favor evolution theory (Jewish/Catholic doctors support evolution, Protestants support creation) Louis Finkelstein Institute for Social and Religious Research, September 28, 2005
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Related: 73% of doctors surveyed think miracles still occur today
2006
- Britons unconvinced on evolution Ipsos, January 26, 2006
- Two New Polls Show Americans Reject Evolution Theory and Want Alternatives Taught Zogby International, March 6, 2006
- Darwin smacked in new U.S. poll Whopping 69 percent of Americans want alternate theories in classroom. Zogby March 7, 2006
- 76% of Michigan Residents Agree, Teach Evidence for and Against Darwin's Theory of Evolution Inside Michigan, March 2006
- Poll of Doctors on Evolution/Creation beliefs Finkelstein, May 2006
- Americans still hold faith in divine creation Gallup, June 9, 2006
2007
- God’s Numbers The latest Newsweek poll shows that 91 percent of American adults surveyed believe in God—and nearly half reject the theory of evolution.
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