Creationists, I'll make you a deal?

Question

How about we allow your folks to teach Intelligent Design in public schools. Sounds great, eh? Excellent!

In return, you must also allow accredited teachers to teach Evolutionary Theory in your churches. There will be a quota that must be met every year, of church members who get at least a C on the exam afterwards. And vice versa.

I'll agree to that. What do you all think?

So Wannzanna, you want your "private" beliefs impressed upon a public institution? You can't have it both ways, sweetie.

Answer 1

schools that are "public" not "private" that's they key.
you can teach your children what you want in your "private" time so should Christans.
but in a "public" school my kids get taught evolution against my free will...fair country huh.

Answer 2

I think all religions should be taught in school. By all, I mean ALL of them, including the lack of a religious belief. This class is would benefit our society since it allows the student to learn about different cultures,have an open mind about others' beliefs and would help them a lot later in life when they have to read a book full of religious metaphors, and write an essay on the author's style an what not. This class would also help the students accept and respect our differences, which would result in less ignorance. In a perfect world, all religions, from the ancient ones to Scientology, would be taught; If this would have been done years ago, our politicians, currently, would have made better choices regarding world affairs. Religious beliefs affect how people act and the choices they make, in order to understand others we need to know what their foundations or beliefs are. Education is our only hope, ignorance only leads to hate and hostility.

Answer 3

Finally someone is correct.

Evolution is a religion just like Christianity....if it would be placed in a church.

Some Christians actually passed biology, more specific the evolution section from an accredited college.

Science fiction,creative writing and the evolution section was very much alike; answering the questions with what the textbook said.

*Many atheists on YA that know the bible better than some Christians, however, that doesn't mean they believe it.

I bet they would get a "C" or better is they were tested over the material.

*Father Guido, that is a compliment to you!

Answer 4

See there is a difference...church is a place to voluntarily go. We must go to school and it is the school's place to offer many points of view. The church can do the same and can just as easily (if not more easily) prove Creation as you can evolution.

Answer 5

Did you say THEORY OF EVOLUTION. IM not interested unless u tell me WHY its still a theory. It obviously is against facts so it remains as a theory. Let me bring to light one more thing! U obviously havnt done study on new facts that deny the THOERY! Infact Darwin also says its a plain old theory and he might(is) be wrong. Hows that for teaching lies to ppl. Im not Christian ...but I dont believe in self concieved thoeries. Give me a LAW and facts that confirm the law and Ill think about it. But untill then, dont waste ur and mine precious time. And dont give ur heart false beliefs to keep it calm, dont u ever think that ur clinging onto something so weak that it denies itself. A thoery. Dont u ever think. WHAT IF ITS NOT TRUE...there are consequences to that.

Answer 6

Well,

In the Catholic Church we study evolution at times, we do not accept it as fact but as theory, we do not completely discount it either.

But we do not give tests, even over Religious subjects, we have only one test we need to pass and that will be at our death.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Intelligent design has no educational value except as a way to promote debate and discussion. People are going to believe what they want anyways.

Answer 8

Nope. The first schools and colleges were all church based, then around the 1800's the schools were allowed to be operated by the state and secular teachers.

Education sure went down hill fast.

Answer 9

I really do not want any reference to I.D. in public school curriculum for any reason. The price is entirely too high when it comes to the education of our students.

Answer 10

I think it would be good for people to have to hear each other out without interrupting. Pro-choice, pro-life, same deal. I hope you can find someone to take you up on it, but unfortuantely you can't make people try to understand what they don't want to understand.