Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rruxo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxv!rruxa!rruxo!vch From: vch@rruxo.UUCP (Kerro Panille) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools. Message-ID: <314@rruxo.UUCP> Date: Sat, 7-Sep-85 17:41:52 EDT Article-I.D.: rruxo.314 Posted: Sat Sep 7 17:41:52 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 9-Sep-85 01:29:31 EDT References: <1072@ulysses.UUCP> <607@hou2g.UUCP> <11384@rochester.UUCP> Organization: Colony, Pandora Lines: 54 Xref: watmath net.politics:10855 net.religion:7556 >> SURE! As soon as you start teaching evolution in your church, >> I'll make sure they teach about God in my neighborhood school. >> Until then, I suggest the schools stick to facts and keep away >> from fantasy. >> Scott J. Berry >You are over looking the fundamental difference between a church and a school. >The church is free to teach whatever it wants simply because it is a private >organization and not subject to any state or federal guide lines concerning >public education. >The school on the other hand, that is public schools, is a public organization >set up to teach the sum total of man's endeavors, be it math, evolution, or >religion. The poeple being taught in these public schools have a right to >ALL the information concerning mankind on earth, and this definitely should >include the concept of creationism. Ok guys, let's put it this way: public schools cannot teach religion because there are too many religions out there. Period. Religious people are very protective of their religion, and I'm sure that a christian wouldn't want the school teaching their kids about some other religion. Let's face it, there really isn't a true definition of creationism. Each religion has its own story of how we got here. It is better left to the church to teach such things, so that your children aren't exposed to conflicting ideas about their own religion. Personally, I wouldn't want my kids to be taught that God (in whatever form, for all I know they be teaching them about Allah - one god is as good as any other, after all we can't have discrimination) is the *one* true god. Besides, I don't belive in god. I don't want the schools teaching MY kids about that at all. Too biased. If I want my kids to learn religion, I'll send them to a special school for it. After all, they ARE my kids. We all should have control over what they learn, espically in the area of religions. Don't get me wrong, my kids will learn about religion. I'm just not going to shove it down their throats. Strong belief has helped many people, I won't deny it. I just haven't found it to be much help myself, but I won't deny my kids that chance. (I just hope they don't grow up to be fanatics.) Well, bye for now! Stay happy, healthy, and try to keep your blood pressure down (there's enough pressure in this world), Read net.jokes. It helps. -- Vince Hatem ---------------- A Bell Communications Research | UZI |----------|_ _ _\/ T Raritan River Software Systems Center | |----------| /\ & 444 Hoes Lane ---------------- ROGER GUTS T 4D-360 / /\ DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' Piscataway, NJ 08854 / / TIES (201) 699-4869 /-----/ ...ihnp4!rruxo!vch TRUE GRIT MYSTERIES - The detective series for those who NEVER eat quiche! (WARNING - MAY BE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBING TO HAMSTER LOVERS)