Evolution is the theory that different types of living organisms are thought to have developed from previous forms during the earth's history. In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that evolution be taught in the public school system. It was also around this time that intelligent design was banned from teaching in public schools because it was determined to be a violation of the 1st Amendment because it would further a certain religion (Lac, Hemovich, Himelfarb 2009). Intelligent design is the theory that life, or the universe, could not have arisen by chance and was designed and created by some intelligent entity. Intelligent design should be allowed to be taught as an alternative theory in public school science classes. Evolution is a religion In Websters dictionary the definition of religion is "something that someone believes in and follows devoutly." Another definition found in Webster's dictionary is the definition of "belief". Faith is confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. Science is knowledge acquired through observation and experimentation. Evolution is a belief because it is not verifiable, observable or repeatable. People must have a certain amount of faith to accept the theory of evolution. The same goes for intelligent design. People must have a certain amount of faith to live in it (Marjorie 2001). Since evolution is therefore a belief that people must exclusively have faith in to believe, it could be classified as a religion. Public schools are violating the 1st Amendment of freedom of religion by only teaching evolution. The origin of life still needs to be taught in science lessons, so another alternative should be taught in schools. The student...... in the center of the paper ......d Igor Himelfarb. “Predicting the Position on Teaching Creationism (Instead of Evolution) in Public Schools.” EbscoHost. Taylor & Francis Group, n.d. Web. November 8, 2013. Le Beau, Bryan F. “Science and Religion: A Historical Perspective on the Conflict Over the Evolution of Teaching in Schools.” EbscoHost. MARHO, and Web. 5 November 2013. .Marjorie, George. "AND THEN DID GOD CREATE KANSAS? THE EVOLUTION/CREATIONISM DEBATE IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS." 149.3 (2001): n. page EbscoHost. Network. November 7, 2013. O'Keefe, John M.. "Intelligent Design Versus Evolution." Personal interview. November 13, 2013.Wellman, Jack. “Teaching intelligent design is not about separating church and state.” Gale Opposing views in context. Elm4you, 2012. Web. 12 November. 2013.