Why do Christians want creationism in science class?

Question

I have no problem what so ever with parents teaching their kids the Theory of Creationism. I have no problem with schools teaching kids the Theory of Creationism in philosophy class. But why is it so necessary that it be taught in science class. It isn’t science. It’s a philosophical attempt to reason that God exists. There is nothing scientific evidence that God exists. Claiming that existence and the complexity of our universe is evidence of God is a logical fallacy. Merging philosophy with science will destroy science and bring technological advancement to a halt. Why would you want this?

Answer 1

Don't assume that all Christians want this. I'm a Christian who'd like to see science taught in science classes.

Answer 2

Well, if you get to teach about the almighty Speck in schools why shouldn't we be allowed to teach about the almighty God? Besides, someone has to explain how all that limestone got here, and why closed clams have been found at 20,000 feet, or what REALLY formed the Grand Canyon (gorges are NOT formed by small amounts of slow-moving water), or the source of all the fossil graveyards, or why the "geological column" only exists in textbook illustrations. "It should stay in religion class because it is not science and does not use the scientific method." And the claim that nothing exploded into everything does? Or that we all came from magic rock goo? Or that a dinosaur laid an egg and a duck hatched from it? Where are the people who observed and tested those theories, hmm? And before you troll my answer with TDs, at least rebut me. @ Seaver D: And just how old do you think science is? You're probably one of those kids who thinks the dark ages lasted right up until the advent of the internet. Well they didn't! Even in the dark ages we had science. Science is observation, and has been around as long as humans have had eyes. You want an example of science at work in the very first book of the Bible? Noah planted and cultivated grapes for wine--a scientific process. Jacob practiced animal husbandry--a scientific process predating Mendel by thousands of years.

Answer 3

Christians want creationism taught in the classroom because they do not accept the scientific explanation of man's existence. Creationism teaches we were magically made by God about 6 thousand years ago. Science teaches we slowly evolved from other species over a long period of time to become modern man. Science shows that modern man has been around a couple hundred thousand years, I think.

The problem with teaching Creationism in science class is that Creation is not a science, it is a belief based on religion. You cannot answer scientific questions with religious answers and you cannot answer religious questions with scientific answers. Example: Does God exist? This question cannot be answered by science. This question can only be answered by religion.

Answer 4

We do not want "creationism" taught in science classes. What we want is for molecules-to-man evolution to be taught with all its warts (they are not even allowed to present evidence that would put evolution in a poor light). And we want intelligent design to at least to be presented (that is science).

Reliable methods for detecting design exist and are employed in forensics, archeology, and data fraud analysis. These methods can easily be employed to detect design in biological systems.

When being interviewed by Tavis Smiley, Dr. Stephen Meyer said, “There are developments in some technical fields, complexity and information sciences, that actually enable us to distinguish the results of intelligence as a cause from natural processes. When we run those modes of analysis on the information in DNA, they kick out the answer, ‘Yeah, this was intelligently designed’ . . . There is actually a science of design detection and when you analyze life through the filters of that science, it shows that life was intelligently designed.”

I agree with George Bush, "Both sides ought to be properly taught . . . so people can understand what the debate is about . . . Part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought . . . You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes.”

Answer 5

Understand Evolution is NOT a proven fact, and only theory. And it should be informative that both sides be taught to give the student the proper evaluation of both cases. Some textbooks push Evolution as fact, when realistically there isn't enough evidence to prove their theory. Even Fossils cannot prove conclusively because BOTH SIDES can use them and make their hypothesis or conclusions.

Answer 6

So they can get even more of your tax money to promote their religion and to ultimately control the entire USA and by that the entire World.

"The Christian community has a golden opportunity to train an army of dedicated teachers who can invade the public school classrooms and use them to influence the nation for Christ."
James Kennedy (Center for Reclaiming America)

Hey look at that a thumbs down! That deserves another true quote! (or two)

"When the Christian majority takes over this country, there will be no satanic churches, no more free distribution of pornography, no more talk of rights for homosexuals. After the Christian majority takes control, pluralism will be seen as immoral and evil and the state will not permit anybody the right to practice evil. "
Gary Potter (Catholics for Christian Political Action)

"Atheistic secular humanists should be removed from office and Christians should be elected... Government and true Christianity are inseparable."
Robert Simonds (Citizens for Excellence in Education)

They really are intent on creating a Theocracy.

Edit:
Sloppy, turn off your computer and quit using medicines. They are both the results of science's victories over religion

Answer 7

apparently the lack of scientific evidence and process = science to most christians. no religion belongs in a science class simply because no religion is based on science. you cant scientifically test religion because how do you scientifically prove the existence of god? you CANT. science can neither prove or disprove the existence of any god or gods so religious fanatics need to stop tryng to take over the minds of children..esp when those kids aren't theirs.

Answer 8

What if you walked into a classroom with twenty desks lined up in rows of five and on each desk is a stack of papers, each one identical to the other? Is it not logical to assume that someone has arranged our classroom for us, or should we hypothesize that all the papers flew in the window, and each desk lined itself up neatly in rows, because after all the room has been sitting there for a long, long time. And anything is possible given enough time right?

Or is it? How long does it take for something to organize itself? I wish I knew, because my basement could use it. Go look at a periodical chart and tell me how that arranged itself. Or DNA. Or am I being too 'illogical' for you?

Answer 9

You’re generalizing. Not all Christians want creationism taught in science class.

Answer 10

for one thing, they dont want to teach it as a theory do they? A theory is a scientific procedure, church dogma leaves no room for science or research. im surprised they even admit the world isnt flat, or that the sun doesnt revolve around the earth. Why dont they try to do away with the unproven theory of gravity and give god the credit for that too.