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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Education
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Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 13:03:44 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  7 13:03:44 1984
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> [Richard Carnes]
> This leads to the larger question of the causes of the resurgence of
> creationism in the United States, a question that has no simple answer.  I
> believe it has a great deal to do with the need of an economically and
> politically oppressed sector of American society to defend its autonomy and
> integrity by asserting control over the education of its children and over
> its way of life in general.  This is only the beginning of a long discussion,
> one which I would very much like to see taking place in net.origins.  

The comment regarding education of children is noteworthy.  It would
appear that education of the children of creationists is perceived
as having been taken out of their control.  Now, you may be right.
In fact, I think that, to a certain extent, you *are* right.  My
question, in reply, would be:  do you feel that creationists have
a right to reassert, to the extent that they have lost it, their
control over what they wish their children to be taught?  If not,
who decides?
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Paul DuBois		{allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois