I've said nothing about
teaching creationism, about putting on Christmas pageants of most of the other crap you've blathered on about.
No one «arbitrarily» decided not to
teach Creationism in school.
Go ahead and
teach creationism in school.
Teaching creationism which you claim is not real «causes harm».
Bill Nye, «the Science Guy,» made fundamentalist Christian heads snap recently when he declared it was flat - out wrong for children to be
taught creationism.
Teaching Creationism as an alternative to science damages science, damages trust in science and in truth.
Isn't that the problems that some people have with Christians wanting to
teach creationism in the classroom?
And I guess you «don't care» about
teaching Creationism in public schools because you aren't in public school anymore.
When Santorum or Rick Perry was the nominee it was all about social issues and bringing us back to being a «Christian nation» in good standing with God for the Republicans, we heard a never ending drumbeat about abortion, prayer in schools,
teaching creationism, and trying to end funding for planned parenthood, even stopping the funding of birth control.
If this is left to stand, then the government can also FORCE religious schools to no longer
teach creationism, government can FORCE religious hospitals to perform abortion on demand, government can FORCE a Catholic DIOCESE to recognize gay marriage, government can FORCE...
Trying to ban birth control,
teach creationism and denying people their civil rights for example.
imagine science books ONLY
teaching creationism by god?
Teaching creationism in public schools.
A candidate isn't going to get anywhere with most conservative evangelicals if they support a woman's right to chose, or if the candidate supports strict separation of church and state, and maybe even opposition to
teaching Creationism is going to lose their vote.
My favorite bumper stickers: «Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church» and «You can
teach creationism in my school if I can teach evolution in your church.»
Topher For a change you maybe quite right, it is not up to the school system to
teach creationism / religion is it?
No one is preventing you from
teaching your creationism in your church, or whatever else you want.
It is off - topic but there is a well - funded campaign to
teach creationism as science — loading school boards, voucher systems, etc..
It affects us when they attempt to
teach creationism in schools and dumb down our nation and children.
Then explain to me why there is a push to
teach creationism and / or intelligent design in public school science classes?
Catholic schools do not
teach Creationism.
If what you say is true then there wouldn't be a push to
teach creationism (not founded on science) in schools.
He made it straightforward and simple:
TEACHING CREATIONISM IS LIKE TEACHING THAT THE WORLD IS FLAT God gave him the gift of clarity.
Teaching creationism to gullible kids is child abuse.
Teaching Creationism as a scientific theory teaches people to reject the value of evidence and accept dogma and tradition.
Now, as to the matter of
teaching creationism in schools, I don't think it's a particularly good idea however, I also think that Darwinism needs to be taught as a theory and that children need to be taught about the strengths and weaknesses of the theory.
Ironically, the same children who were
taught Creationism for the last 2000 years grew into the adults who brought forth Science to help explain God's creation...
The question is whether
you teach creationism as a scientific theory.
However
teaching creationism in public schools as a scientific reality on the order of evolution damages kid's critical thinking.
I think it's fine to show problems with evolutionary theory, HOWEVER, we can not
teach creationism.
Teach creationism to your children to help keep the wages high for my children, should they enter a career in science.
Teaching creationism to children is akin to teaching them that Harry Potter is real.
Angel — WHERE did you go to school??? Cause they most certainly don't
teach Creationism where I went!
Mainstream Christianity has not
taught Creationism.
Fine but if you're going to
teach creationism alongside evolution, then it must be presented as «just an idea... just a concept that ancient civilizations with no scientific background developed in a one - answer - fits - all, fill - in - the - gaps manner.
His opinion is that
teaching creationism is bad.
I'm a 17 - year - old Christian, and believe me, having being
taught creationism hasn't tainted my views.
Parents who insist on
teaching Creationism to the the exclusion of theories to the contrary are setting their kids up to fail.
Actually, this is another scientist who understands that there isn't a SHRED of proof to indicate that any god exists, and that American kids who are
taught creationism will be at a great disadvantage in the future when they try to compete for jobs against children with real educations.
I think that we should
teach creationism too.
And fundies can't
teach creationism as science.
Honey Badger wrote,» I think that we should
teach creationism too.
So if we paid taxes, we could start
teaching creationism in schools?
The court ruled that
teaching creationism in public school class rooms was a violation of the Establishment Cause in the Constitution, which is commonly referred to as the separation of church and state.
Did Moses
teach creationism?
@chad You will say something to get last word in so take it up with the courts It is illegal to
teach creationism / ID or bible studies in public schools in US STEM science standards for 2013 They are making ears.
I'm no Christian and I'm certainly not a creationist, but if a school wants to
teach creationism, they have every right to do so.
Please don't
teach creationism to your children, or others, you will be doing them a great harm academically.