The thread is about teaching ID and Kevin said, "Religion shouldn't be taught in public schools." I'm saying you should be allowed to teach ABOUT religion like creationism and intelligent design because it's plays into history and culture.
Just trying to point out the religion in school argument is too vague. On 8/2/05, Charlie Griefer wrote: > teaching about the religion in the context of a larger history lesson > is still NOT teaching the religion. > > Explaining the differences in religious beliefs between the Romans and > Jews is NOT teaching Judiasm nor is it teaching Christianity. > > You're Jewish. Did you go to Hebrew School as a kid? I did. -That- > is teaching religion. It's not in the context of history (altho the > history of the religion was certainly a large part of it). It's in > the context of learning about Judiasm for the explicit purpose of > learning about Judiasm. Would you expect the things you learned in > Hebrew School to be taught in public schools? And I mean to the > degree that they taught them in Hebrew School? > > What part of what I'm saying are you disagreeing with, specifically? > I never said religion should not be mentioned in public schools. I > said it should not be taught in public schools. There's a difference > between teaching a religion, and explaining about a religion in the > context of a larger lesson (as I've said a few times already). Help > me out here. What part of what I've said indicates that I don't think > a single word regarding religion should be uttered in a public school > classroom? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167738 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
