If you think creation/ID should be taught in public schools?

Question

Please explain why you want the public schools to teach your children about the biblical creation or intelligent design?

Do you really think the school system is the best way to educate your children on such matters? Let's be honest, a quick visit to this very site proves that we can barely teach our children to spell and we've got poor children graduating high school believing that our country was founded as a Christian nation.

How badly do you think these teachers are going to botch instructing your precious gifts from God about how he intelligently designed a banana??

Answer 1

in a religion, comparative religion class?  yes, why not

in a science class?  no way.  it's not science.

Answer 2

i am off and on.

i do not think so, because i think it will be like this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...

however,

i belive that our children should be enlightened and not led to have blind faith in something that makes no sense.

I dont belive that most parents are capable of tteaching there children to be open minded.

Because most parents are still stuck in this obsurd belief that they were raised with.

Answer 3

To answer your question, simply put, I believe it to be truth.

A bit of history regarding creationism and separation of church and state...

On January 28, 1925, the lower house of the Tennessee legislature passed an anti-evolution statute by a vote count of 71 to 5; the vote in the Senate on March 13 was 24 to 6 in favor. This statute, known as the Butler Act, stated in part, “That it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of the State which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”

This law was tested when John Scopes, a high school teacher, was arrested for teaching evolution from a chapter in a textbook which showed ideas developed from those set out in Charles Darwin’s book The Origin of Species. Scopes was ruled guilty. Scopes’ lawyers then appealed to the Supreme Court of Tennessee. In the case of Scopes v. State (1927), the Court ruled to uphold the constitutionality of the statute and the decision against John Scopes. In its ruling, the Court drew a distinction between individual freedoms such as freedom of expression and the government’s right to exclusively endorse Christianity, saying of Mr. Scopes, “His liberty, his privilege, his immunity to teach and proclaim the theory of evolution, elsewhere than in the service of the state, was in no wise touched by this law.”

Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Grafton Green later went on to address the issue of establishment of religion, stating, “The last serious criticism made of the Act is that it contravenes the provision of section 3 of article 1 of the Constitution, ‘that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode of worship.’…At the time of the adoption of our first Constitution, this government had recently been established and the recollection of previous conditions was fresh. England and Scotland maintained State churches as did some of the Colonies, and it was intended by this clause of the Constitution to prevent any such undertaking in Tennessee.” “We are not able to see how the prohibition of teaching the theory that man has descended from a lower order of animals gives preference to any religious establishment or mode of worship.”

Answer 4

I'm an atheist who works in a public school.  I DARE you to make ME teach about Biblical creation and/or Intelligent Design.

I can PROMISE you that the students would learn ALL KINDS of new stuff about the Bible!!  MWAHAHAHAHA!

Answer 5

all they need to do is bring it to the academy of science and let it be tested by peers, like all science, if it is the truth why are they afraid of scientists testing it and deciding

courtrooms and school boards do not decide whats science, scientists do

Answer 6

Rite Ohn!

I srsly agreee wit dat! ^_^

Answer 7

not at all, the creationist movement need to be stopped. intelligent design has NO place. in the uk creationism is not actually taught alongside evolution, and it is a real shame that this is not the case in the US.the problem is that by teaching ID it detracts from the scientific method, and ultimately continues the gradual decline in scientific progress. why should kids be given 2 opposing views in a country that openly discriminates against non-believers/scientists and the like, where the open mocking of some of the greatest minds is openly allowed. biblical creation is not scientific, it cannot be tested as scientific theories can be and holds NO credible weight amongst any scientist. (myself included).

Answer 8

Uh, I don't know if I should take you seriously or not.

Answer 9

This is an interesting point. If you can't demonstrate to them creationism isn't science (due to their fundamentalism, lack of reason, etc...), this could be used possibly.

Answer 10

I am the daughter of a minister and was never taught about creation at school. My father and mother did that for me at home via Christian based curriculum. I believe that the schools just need to make sure the children learn the fundamentals. I would like to see Creation taught in schools to contrast evolutionary teachings within the schools, but I am smart enough to know it won't happen due to separation of church and state. If you want your child to learn about Creation, choose a private school or home school the child, or you can see if your local church offers classes on the subject. Many do hold seminars.