that it`s good to expose our children to other lifestyles and religions and that teaching tolerance brings acceptace and peace. if that be the case, then why is it not acceptable to teach of christianity or creationism in public schools?
CAN YOU SAY DOUBLE STANDARD?
HMMMM?
2006-06-11 17:52:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-06-11 17:54:19 · answer #1 · answered by Flaco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems sometimes that we bend over backwards for religions and beliefs other than Christian in this country and i believe it is because in the past the vast majority of the country was Christian and the minorities were a very small number. Now those numbers are much larger, but the government is still operating like Christianity is the standard and anything else is unusual. If all religions were treated equally in education, that would be truly educational and fair. But, politics and religion and change do not go together very well. It'll be a long time coming.
2006-06-12 00:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by tnvj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to teach Christianity and creationism in a class on comparative world religions, then there isn't a problem with it. However, that sort of class is offered in very few public schools below college level.
Public elementary and high schools usually focus on subjects like literature, math, history, and science. Creationism is not an integral part of history or literature and it has absolutely nothing at all do to with math or science.
2006-06-12 01:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree whole heartedly. We should also reopen the rediculous theory that the world is round and not the center of the universe. It's just an unproven theory. Good Christians should go out and persecute kill the scientific blasphemers who disavow any "ism". I bet they even disavow tourism.
There is no double standard in rejeting the teaching of creationsim in schools. Creationsim or the same superstitious garbage by any other name is re-packaged religion. If we allowed it we would also have to teach that the world sprung from elephand dung and any other primitive dumb idea. We would also have to teach something equally stupid like the world was created in 6 days.
Christians should spend more time doing what Jusus recommended: Help your neighbors who are poor and helpless because if you do it is like helping God herself.
2006-06-12 01:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joshua 24:15 applies to this situation quite well. Read it and you'll realize the meaning behind it. Let these people raise their kids however they see fit, but make sure that your kids know the truth. All we can really do is pray for our children suffering in class having to learn about the lies, pray for the government officials, that they make the right decisions (even though we know that in the end, things will be even worse for Christians), and raise our children the way we know is right. God bless you!
2006-06-12 01:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't see the double-standard actually.
there is nothing wrong with teaching the truth to children. there are a lot of people who see creationism as a valid theory (i'm not one of them by the way).
but i see nothing wrong in teaching children that creationism is one of the world theories on how we came to existence.
truth is: we humans are too small to understand where we came from. and in this lifetime we will never figure that out. but teaching our children all sorts of theories (with all the pro's and contra's on these theories) is of course, a very normal way of teaching.
2006-06-12 00:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by Thinx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because youre teaching it in a science class. a class where truth is absolutely becessary. there is no truth in religion.
2006-06-12 00:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋