The International Society for Complexity, Information and Design is a nonprofit that proposes to “retrain the scientific imagination to see purpose in nature.”

Answers in Genesis is a Christian group that promotes creationism. It runs the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky.

Reasons to Believe is a Christian ministry that supports people who want to find scientific proof of biblical events.

The Alpha Omega Institute promotes the teaching of creationism.

Access Research Network is a nonprofit that provides information on science, technology and social issues and includes descriptions and discussions of intelligent design.

The Institute for Creation Research is a Christian-based creation ministry.

The Intelligent Design Network is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote objectivity in origins education in public schools.

The Discovery Institute describes its mission as “to make a positive vision of the future practical.” It is one of the main proponents of intelligent-design theory in education.

Francisco J. Ayala is professor of biological sciences and of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics and the interface between religion and science. He was part of a roundtable discussion on religion and evolution as part of the PBS series Evolution in which he stated there was no conflict between Catholicism […]