> "the public" is unfortunately ignorant about how science differs from
> religion, and which topic is appropriate in which classroom.
>
> * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
> * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato *
> * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 *
> * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html *
That sounds a little pedantic, don't you think?
So are you saying religion is not appropriate in the classroom.
At all?
I'm certainly not advocating "promoting" religion, whether we promote one or
all of them, in a secular institution. Even evangelistic folks need to be
mindful that they are not being paid to promote religion.
But it seems that some folks over-expand this idea -- since we shouldn't
promote it, or some don't but into it, let's not discuss it all.
Like it or not, many Americans are quite theistic and tend to use religion as
a means to understand and live in the world. Why not engage people in
religious discourse? Challenge their ways of knowing? Get them to analyze
religious and scientific explanations for the same phenomena?
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