Good argument against the anti-science bunch: Theology Out of Place

[NVMojo]

Monday, October 17, 2005; Page A14

I was disappointed that a large percentage of the public believes that creationism should be taught in schools. As Scott Keeter pointed out in his Oct. 2 Outlook piece, "What's Not Evolving Is Public Opinion," the surveys don't "probe deeply" about what a respondent would like to be taught, and therein lies a prickly problem for school boards.

If we use tax dollars to teach the Christian creation story, should we not also teach the Native American story? The Mayan story? The Hindu story? Will students in different towns learn different creation stories?


The point of the Framers' separation clause was to prevent the imposition of a particular set of religious beliefs on the citizenry and the splintering of civil society by inclusion -- or intrusion -- of religion into matters of the state, which now include public education.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/16/AR2005101600785_pf.html

[murielm99]

1. So, we are going to be taught only what we want to be taught?

If I had had that option when I was a kid, math would have been out of the question.

I grew to like and understand math, but not until I was older. Imagine that -- learning only what we want to learn. I guess that is a fundie requirement anyway. Ignore anything you don't want to learn.