I think perhaps the sticker could have been useful in the endorsement of “not endorsing” either side but provoking thought for both theories. Unfortunately it seems they took the problem from one extreme to the other. But this spurs a question: If, by law, religion – by religion I mean soley it’s theories on the beginning – isn’t to be taught in public schools as fact or in some cases as theory either, why then is it okay for evolution to be conveyed in a manner that could very well be construed as acceptable truth or fact endorsed by the government and taught in schools? It seems to me that everybody has their own beliefs in this matter and every other and when it comes to teaching either side in schools, it should be taught in a way that doesn’t specifically endorse either theory 100%.
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it’s all bullshit. religion should be taught at home, by the family. leave science to the people who know what the fuck they’re talking about. What gets me the most is that all these people who are disagreeing with evolution were taught that evolution was right. they made the choice to believe what they believe, and they’re not letting their children make those choices for themselves.
stoopid god.
If you want your child to go to a school that teaches a religious background send them to a school that teaches it.
That is NOT what public schools are for.
That said, I have no problems with the sticker…because frankly we haven’t proved shit. Therefore it is still a theory.
Hell even when I was a Christian I didn’t believe in the Creationism Theory. The Catholic grade school and high school I went to taught creation through evolution. Much like rolling a snowball down a hill, God set the universe in motion and it’s still going and growing. :)
i went to public at first and it taught evolution. then i went to super-duper catholic all girls high school where we actually had to go to mass and shit. they still taught evolution. why? cause catholics dont have to be stupid to love jesus.
I went to Catholic school, and they taught evolution, but they didn’t draw the connection. All the talk of God and the 6 days of begetting was never related to the ape men. We were just given the data.
Maybe it’s just the south…
What I find entertaining is the fact that creationist insist on calling creation a theory. You have what? One source? That’s never been updated. Good job. At least the evolutionists have mountains and mountains of data and hypotheses that actually point to what is clearly a grounded theory.
I personally like the God started it and let it go. Covers both bases. Hey christians! Hear that? We’re done, k thx.
the south and the midwest…
I don’t have a problem with public education presenting the different religious ideas that may have influenced our social and cultural movements.
Eastern religion, western religion, enlightenment thinking, modern aetheism, and post modern secular humanism, – all are worthy of mention in exploring the shaping of our society.
The public schools must simply draw the line between explaining an idea and endorsing it.