Intelligent design or evolution? The debate goes on

Two hundred years after the birth of British naturalist Charles Darwin, the debate between scientists and the religious right over the origins of man is far from over.

The controversy has even gained momentum in the US in recent decades as creationists, who believe that God created man in His own image, have fought against only teaching evolution in classrooms.

Just last month the Texas education board adopted a resolution narrowly voting to drop references in the curriculum requiring teachers to discuss the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories.