Religious Education Class In High Schools, Teach Creationism

[dyanaprajna0]

http://ncse.com/news/2012/03/credit-creationism-scheme-passes-committee-007232

 

First of all, let me say that I don't necessarily have a problem with a religious studies course taught in high schools, and even if they teach creationism, but only as an idea of religion, not as something that actually happened. This bill seems to be an attempt by religious conservatives to not only undermine science and evolution, but also civil liberties, the Constitution, and the First Amendment. Teach creationism in churches, and leave the science to scientists and science classes. You want a theocracy, go somewhere else and do it, and leave American alone. We value our freedom here, not to mention reason and our sanity.

[LivingLife]

Just teach all the creation myths - that will elucidate the kids that it is all BS. But of course they want to teach babee jeebus creationism

[Deva]

I thought even before i went to the link - "This is Alabama, isn't it" - Yep.

 

Every few years they try some other tactic to get religion into the schools. It always gets struck down by the courts but they will keep trying.

[JadedAtheist]

Just teach all the creation myths - that will elucidate the kids that it is all BS. But of course they want to teach babee jeebus creationism

 

Yep, I wouldn't mind that:

 

And that children is how the Lord Jesus Christ created the heavens and the earth and all of creation in 6 days..now let's talk about the Caananite creation myth where Elohim created the heavens and the earth with his wife, asheru and formed man and woman out of clay..

[dyanaprajna0]

I thought even before i went to the link - "This is Alabama, isn't it" - Yep.

 

Every few years they try some other tactic to get religion into the schools. It always gets struck down by the courts but they will keep trying.

 

Lol. Only in my state. But we're not all idiots here, just the majority. Anyone remember Judge Roy Moore?

[ConureDelSol]

At least it's only an elective..

[scitsofreaky]

I wouldn't mind creationism being discussed (not taught, mind you) in science if science classes were better at dealing with evolution. When I took biology some 15 years ago, evolution was discussed (once again, not taught) for maybe a day or two, and that's it. I don't think it was ever even on a test. I am pretty sure that nothing has changed, at least not significantly. Until schools figure out how to teach evolution, the idea that unites all of biology, I see no place for creationism. It would be awesome if we were there and a productive discussion about creationism and why it fails as a science could actually happen.

[marmot]

I would be fine with teaching about creationism in a social studies type class. You could use it to illustrate some of the big social issues of the day.

 

It should never be taught alongside evolution or as an alternative to evolution. Alternatives should have evidence. If we allow this alternative, we should also teach the Native American creation myth, the Norse creation myth etc.

 

Evolution is such a powerful concept. I literally remember my worldview being transformed by a stronger understanding of evolution when I went to college and became a biology major. It truly is the theory that ties together all the fields of biology. It is sad to me that so little is taught of it...and how much these Christian schools/lackluster public schools miss out on by skipping it. I teach at a conservative Christian school and while I don't teach biology, when evolution comes into play (even in chemistry or physics) I simply use the phrases "advantageous variations" and "helps it reproduce and create more viable offspring" a lot. Kids never know I am teaching them evolution!