Christians, if Creationism were ever taught in public schools, how would you feel about an atheist teaching it

Answer 1

I am a public High School teacher -
I teach Evolution as a flawed theory (which is officially accepted policy) and Creationism. And so do the other teachers who are Atheists, Christians, Muslims...
You must think every political persuasion held by teachers makes it's way into our teaching... there are only a very few that do that and they generally get in trouble. I teach both from a neutral standpoint, and so do my colleagues of all belief systems.
I respect my kids and their family's political and religious beliefs.

Answer 2

As a Christian, I don't want creationism taught in public schools.

Answer 3

I'd have some issues as the idea of teaching creaionsim brings up- which story and why that one. It would just be better to teach the cosmology of standard sciences and evolution
while mentioning some areas of real scientific debate and to clear up falsehoods. It is the schools job to attempt to teach the kids enough science they can make up their own mind.
Even if the version of genisus wee the literal truth the earth could still be billions of years as there is no mention of how long Adam and eve were in the garden and evoltion could be viewed as the result of the post flood in breeding.

Answer 4

I bet he wouldn't want to teach it and would try to sneak in evoluton, I say this because my biology teacher was a christian and tried to say that he believed in creation and that their were christians that believed the earth was billions of years old and that their was six extinction periods as it said in my biology book (or is it millions of years old, I forget, I try to stay up on this stuff so I know both sides of the story), I wouldn't care, because I already have to be taught evolution 100 anyways.

Answer 5

Well, I would never support religion being taught in public schools, but if it were and an atheist were teaching it, I'd have to wonder about a teacher who would teach something to children that he/she believed to be incorrect.

Answer 6

Obviously, that is a valid point; they would just mock at it.

But, most Christians I know don't want biblical creationism taught in science classes anyway. 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. Unlike leprechauns and a flat earth, etc., a significant percentage of the (tax paying) population believes in ID.

So many people these days are confusing biblical creationism with intelligent design. "Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence" (Dr. William Dembski). That's it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it. Intelligent Design encompasses every "creation" story, even aliens seeding life on this planet.

Answer 7

It was taught in public schools. And no, I don't think an atheist would be a good teacher of it.

Answer 8

As a Christian I would hate to see I.D. taught in public schools. its not the place for it. IF they want it taught it should be taught in a religious school by some one who believes it.

Answer 9

I would hope creationism would be taught in world religions or philosophy class, not science class, and would hope only for a qualified teacher, regardless of their personal beliefs.

Answer 10

it shouldn't matter...since most teachers that teach the theory of evolution in schools now are in fact Christians.