Creationism In School (PSA) Freeland

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[jedyobidan]

And lastly: Is a "proper high school" one that promotes secularism and atheism over any other religion? Seems to me like high schools today are trying to suppress religious thought. Furthermore, are you telling me that private schools aren't "proper high schools?"

[jedyobidan]

Edwards v. Aguillard: Supreme court decision stating that teaching creationism for the purpose of promoting christianity is unconstitutional, however it also says that "teaching a variety of scientific theories about the origins of humankind to school children might be validly done with the clear secular intent of enhancing the effectiveness of science instruction." As of now, evolution is the only theory that is taught relating to the origin of humankind.

[jedyobidan]

the establishment clause: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."

the free exercise clause: "...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

What this means to you: the government cannot favor one religion over another, but it does allow the free education thereof. And it says nothing about banning teaching religious ideas for the purpose of education.

[jedyobidan]

last thing. Please don't carry on your evolution v. creationism debates on this video. I'm a freshman who's simply doing a project for school, and i'm most certainly not an expert in this field. I do believe in Creationism, but i don't have all the answers, nor do i want to carry on a debate. So if you believe evolution, thats fine by me, but please take your debates somewhere else. Thanks

-Jedyobidan

[jedyobidan]

Lastly, simply teaching creationism is not violation of church and state any more than teaching Hinduism and Buddhism in world history class is. I'm not saying schools should teach it as fact, but alongside evolution as another viable explanation for the origin of life, because many don't believe in evolution (myself included), and frankly, no one can come up with a way to test the theory.

[jedyobidan]

Also, separation of church and state was first conceived not in the first amendment, but in a letter form Thomas Jefferson around that time to a group in Philadelphia, and thus cannot really be considered law. At the time the consitiution was drafted, education was primarily run by churches; the writers did not expect that school would become a public institution.

[carlsm95]

"Contact your congressman today. Bring creationism back in the classroom" Nope, not gonna happen. If you went to a proper high school you would learn about the Constitution and what the establishment clause is. The supreme court has rules countless times that teaching creationism is unconstitutional. Did your teachers teach you evolution wasn't science? They need to be fired, and you need to go to a proper high school.

[SuperHuman91]

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[Pillow676]

Overachiever

[Pillow676]

@shawnachu Yay 4 trolls