Given that the course was snuck in almost at the last minute, I cannot see how it could not have been settled otherwise. The board was only given the opportunity to vote up or down on the entire curriculum 3 days before classes started, not just that course.
larry On 1/11/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's great if the Christian religion is taught in a public school > class. Same for the Islam religion, and Judaism, and....etc. It's an > elective course. > > I don't think they have to present other creation theories either. But you > are right, if this is an ID class meant to teach the superiority of ID over > evolution, or other creationist philosophies...it should be labelled as > such. > > But couldn't this have been settled without a law suit? > > > Its teaching the Christian religion in a public school class. It > > wouldn't be so bad if they taught other creation theories. They ought > > to include the Sumerian creation myth, one of the Polynesian myths > > etc. > > > > But the problems lie in the fact that the teacher has no training in > > science and if you read the description, its obvious that there is an > > agenda - teaching Christianity on the public dime.: 'An initial course > > description sent to parents in December said it would examine > > "evolution as a theory and will discuss the scientific, biological and > > Biblical aspects that suggest why Darwin's philosophy is not rock > > solid."' > > > > Another iffy point is that there is no real lecture etc by the > > teacher, the course is dependent on videos and guest lecturers. > > 'Classes started two days later with a class plan that relied solely > > on videos, not guest speakers. > > [snip] > > The Washington, D.C.-based Americans United for Separation of Church > > and State said that with one exception the course "relies exclusively > > on videos that advocate religious perspectives and present religious > > theories as scientific ones.' > > > > So this course is not taking the most objective approach. > > > > larry > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191778 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
