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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion
Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools.
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 14:04:55 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