Then we shouldn't teach gravity, or that the heart circulates blood, or BATHING or that the Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun, since all of these have been strictly held anti-beliefs of Christianity.
If you are going to include "intelligent design", then you need to include the earth as turtle, L Ron's mumbo-jumbo, and all of the other creation-myths out there. If "intelligent design" ever achieves real recognition as a scientific theory, it WILL get taught. But right now it is a fringe theory, without any credence by accredited, reknowned scientists. On 8/2/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about as a theory that does not mention Jesus Christ, Allah, Budda or > Loki? If we're talking about science, it is, another theory of how life > developed on Earth, regardless of whether or not you choose to believe it. > > Put another way, it should be either all or none. The teaching of evolution > directly conflicts with many, if not most, religious explanations. To teach > only evolution would be in effect a religious/anti-religious movement > (atheism?) which serves to undermine the religious teachings that the parent > conveys onto the child. > > Further, even if you consider this purely religion, rather than science, the > Constitution says that no prohibition to practice religion will be condoned. > That part of the Constitution is usually forgotten in the effort to atheize > (my new word) the US. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167739 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
