Sentences with phrase «teaching creationism»

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.

And fundies can't teach creationism as science.

They haven't taught creationism here in a while — except maybe among the home schoolers.

But let's assume that you don't like the idea of teaching creationism in schools with taxpayer dollars, full stop.

do they perhaps teach creationism instead of ToE?

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 (a diocese is separate from a church) to recognize gay marriage, government can FORCE prayer at secular public schools (opining it is best for the majority of the students), the government can FORCE...

I'm okay with teaching creationism as long as equal time is given to Pastafarianism.

imagine science books ONLY teaching creationism by god?

I think that we should teach creationism too.

The news comes as Principal Chris Gray has increasingly gone on the attack against accusations that the school supports teaching creationism as a valid scientific theory — often leading him to make statements at odds with the evidence — and as further evidence has been uncovered surrounding the school's connections to creationist groups.

Teaching creationism which you claim is not real «causes harm».

However teaching creationism in public schools as a scientific reality on the order of evolution damages kid's critical thinking.

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.

Derek, I suppose you might understand that I find teaching creationism or intelligent design in public schools is equally distasteful.

So if we paid taxes, we could start teaching creationism in schools?

Did Moses teach creationism?

This is true even for questions that seem closely related to religion: birth control, abortion, even teaching Creationism and the role of women in the clergy.

If the parents don't like evolution and want their child to be taught creationism then there are plenty of private schools that child can go to.

No charter teaching creationism should get state or federal funds.

Brady also opposed abortion even in cases of rape and incest, embraced the agenda of the National Rifle Association and indicated he favored teaching creationism in public schools.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) said teaching creationism in any syllabus was unacceptable.

He has expressed a desire to see every school in Northern Ireland teaching creationism, describing evolution as a «peddled lie».

In that work, he found more than 65 schools in Texas, Arkansas, and Indiana teaching creationism.

Thirteen percent of biology teachers explicitly teach creationism or intelligent design.

This morning, Politico published an attention - grabbing story about how some private schools that teach creationism receive public funding through tuition tax credits and school vouchers.

Many teach creationism instead of evolution and require students and parents to adhere to certain principles of religious doctrine.

For example, biology professors are not allowed teach creationism or intelligent design as an alternative to evolution because only evolution conforms to what we know about reality.

«It is already the case that all state schools, including academies, are prohibited from teaching creationism as scientific fact.

I'm ok with teaching creationism in a religious studies class or even a history class but not a science classroom where scientific method is used.

I've said nothing about teaching creationism, about putting on Christmas pageants of most of the other crap you've blathered on about.

Maybe they were only taught creationism (home schooled?)

He contributes to organizations that oppose gay rights and support teaching creationism in schools.

Catholic schools do not teach Creationism.

They also assert that voucher programs violate the constitutional separation of church and state by funneling public dollars into religious schools, including those that teach creationism instead of the theory of evolution.

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...

No one is preventing you from teaching your creationism in your church, or whatever else you want.

I am adamantly opposed to teaching creationism in schools.

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?

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.