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From: berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman)
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Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools.
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 17:17:45 EDT
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> > 
> > 
> > > I think it would be best to oppose either the exclusion of, or the
> > > exclusive teaching of, any point of view that is in conflict with
> > > other views.  Exclusion of some views from the classroom because of
> > > religious bias while conflicting views are taught indirectly teaches
> > > the such conflicting views are either wrong or irrelevant.
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 			Atheistically Yours,
> > 
> > 			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.
> 
> 			religiously yours,
> 			
> 				ray

   Is it a joke?  Or you propose an optional course on a variety of 
concepts of Creation: Christian, Zoroastric, Hindu, religions of native 
Americans, Manicheism, etc.  Same course would include also alternative 
geographies (flat Earth, Earth resting on a giant fish etc.).  It could 
make sence, if presented as a collection of different opinions.  
   But which is THE concept of creationism which you refer to?

	teoretically yours

	   piotr