Re: Kansas School Board

Marty wrote:

> No one opposes allowing the temple/church/etc to teach children about
> creationism; how would you feel if the government started forcing the temple
> to teach evolution?
>
> Religion should be taught in the church/temple, and science should be taught
> in school. If the religious people insist that the two beliefs are opposed,
> that's their problem. But not everyone feels the same way, which is not a
> problem until one side gets too pushy. So far, I don't think anyone is
> insisting the religious people teach evolution along with "intelligent
> design". Do you want that to change?

The problem here is that you are assuming that it is somehow natural
and correct that "science" et al should be taught in a massive
education establishment that consumes the bulk of our tax dollars,
while "religion" is relegated to the "church/temple" 2 afternoons a
week and paid for with whatevr money happens to be left. This also
sends our children a message. And it is culturally insensitive; it
presupposes a Christian model of education where Sunday school may
actually be all the education required, and ignores the Jewish model
which places education as the cornerstone of religious observance.

My children go to a dual track day school, where I can assure you that
they are not taught Creationism in science class. But as punishment
for insisting on the religious track, we are completely abandoned by
the public school system we are paying for.

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