to christians who want to teach creationism in schools?

Question

can i come to your church on sundays and teach you evolution?

Ash: I have no problem whatsoever with offering religion classes. The issue though, is that those who propose we teach creationism in schools most often demand that it be taught right alongside evolution in science classes.

I myself (an atheist) have taken many religion classes. But they were electives, and not requirements. As long as it's optional, I'm all for it.

Answer 1

I bet you they would all fail your class

=)

Answer 2

Sure... I just don't get why this is a big issue. Even in Europe there are options for religion classes in public schools. In Germany, for example, everyone has a certain number of required credits in philosophy and/or theology. They can sign up for Catholic courses, Lutheran courses, or nonreligious ethics courses. They aren't required to take actual religion classes if they don't want to or if they aren't members of those religions. (Although those who are neither Catholic or Lutheran are allowed to take Catholic or Lutheran classes if they're simply interested in learning what other religions believe.) I think that's really cool and that's how our school system should be. It would neither remove religion from students' lives nor force it down their throats, but allow them to be educated in it if they so chose, and not if they didn't.

Answer 3

I agree that creation should not be taught as science along side evolution. But on the other hand, maybe if they did, people would be able to see just how ridiculous it really is. EDIT>/////////Somebody needs to inform the ignoramus just above me that evolution has been proved. Study the source.

Answer 4

I don't think you're a qualifed and certified teacher personally.

The difference is who's paying for public education and who is paying for the Church's facilites. Public vs Private. Most religions are "Thesist" meaning they believe "God created everything INCLUDING evolution."

However, since we are ALL paying for Public Education and seem to come to disagreement instead of agreement, then the only logical conclution is to teach students to: Read, Write, and do Arithmatic. Should students want to learn past this, I say they "Pay" for this off their own dollar or earn scharlarships to take extra-corricular classes like science, sports, and history.

I'm just sick of seeing students whine about being at school while other childreen in other countries have to pay for additional education --- in fact, the Polish (who are poorier than USA & Western EU) seem to thirve in a "Competitive" education system.

Our current "Socialist" system is failing the teachers, childreen, & society. Are we or are we not "Competive" as our forefathers planned? True competition would be pair the best teachers with the best students --- not randomly put great teachers with poor students & talented students ... but to have "Competion" earn the seat in the class. What if Einstein came back and wanted to teach science to High School ... is it fair that he get "Tenior" and then a class full of students who want to be doctors, waitors, and singers??? This is injustice to Einstein, the students, and to society!!!

Answer 5

Evolution = Religion


It is against Christianity. If you can teach something that can't be proved in school, then the kids have a right to both sides of the coin. There is just as much (if not more) scientific evidence for creationism.

Beyond that scope, the Bible teaches that death didn't enter into the world until sin did, therefore it is impossible to include with the Bible.

Answer 6

"Pangu is the oldest creation tale on earth. it rather is approximately sixty 5,000 years previous." even in spite of the incontrovertible fact that i'm no longer a creationist, i could nevertheless have an interest to appreciate the type you got here via that information. i've got no longer seen any estimate which places the discovery of writing at any in the previous than 8,000BC.

Answer 7

Teaching creation has nothing to do with religion, because it has scientific proof and so it can go with science class.
Because every time someone comes up with the proof of evolution, that scientific 'proof' will catch up with creation eventually.

Answer 8

Well, if the schools belong to you, I think you are doing a real crappy job running them. I suppose that is why the state has considered taking over my son's high school just like they did another high school two years ago.

Answer 9

no one wants to teach creationism in schools that was a big joke, I mean lets get real, have a sense of humor we Christians do.

Answer 10

so your saying that schools are churches of evolution? make sense woman !

Answer 11

what's wrong with teaching both in school? If you're insisting that evolution be taught, and a majority of the population believes that the world was created by a God, why not teach that in school? it seems simple to me.