For those who believe in teaching creationism in schools?

Question

If you believe in teaching Creationism in schools do you beleve that it should only be the Christian creationism. Not everyone in America is Christian, should we include their creationism accounts in teaching also?

Also, would you be for or against teaching other religions (not promoting) then your own to a Social Studies class? More to teach the intigration of regligion into a culture rather then teaching the religion by itself. Just the basics, the fundimentals and the principals.

I will welcome answers from both sides of the spectrum, just please tell me why or why not.

I recently went into a rural Ohio school and taught the basics of Islam to high school seniors. I was not surprised by their ignorance because it was the school that I graduated from and when I went to college I was competely in the dark.
I also taught college students the basics of the Wiccan religion and even the hardcore Christian Republican

Thanks for your time

Sorry, I got cut off

The Christian Republican thanked me for giving her the information and clearing up some misconceptions she had. She still did not agree with the practice, but it helped her understand a little better.

Answer 1

I think that creationism should be taught in schools but in a specific way. I think it should be mentioned in a science class that is learning theories of the beginning of the universe or of the Earth. The teacher should be able to say, "There are many people who think that the universe/Earth was created by a supreme being." I think they should say that and nothing more. If the students want do discuss the issue I think they should be allowed but I do not think the teacher should tell them creationism is wrong.

I think all students should be taught about different religions. In my high school we have to take a class entitled Cultural Geography, in which we studied the major world religions. I think that it is important to give children a basis in what different people believe.

I just do not like teachers that tote evolution and/or the big bang as the only possible explanations for how things came to be. It is important young people be given the facts and allowed to make up their minds on their own.

Answer 2

The rub is that evolution is being taught as a fact. When in fact, evolution has to make several assumptions for it to link through the eras of time.

Science is when you and I can look at a set of data and come to the same conclusion as to the result.

Evolutionists start with a conclusion and work their way back to a theory via a consensus. This is not science.

Should Creationism be taught as fact? Not in its present form.

But to answer your question, Intelligent Design is the newest term to describe Creationism in order to appease other religions.