- There are 21 major religions, and thousands of minor ones. Clearly, not everyone believes the same thing, so why should you teach something based purely on a few fictionalized books?
- In the United States, only 46% of people are creationists. That means in every fifty people, only twenty-one believe a deity created humans or had a hand in the development. Majority and science rule over.
- Science class is just that - science. It's not theology class, and it's not social studies. What your child chooses to believe is up to them and how you raise them. However, as soon as they step over that threshold, their education should be purely about the facts and what technology has discovered.
Your child has the right to choose what they believe in. If they want to follow Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, or even decide to be an atheist, that is up to them. However, public education is an unbiased way of teaching students about the world around them. If you wish for your child to learn about a certain belief, then you need to either homeschool them or send them to a religious private school.
In the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...". In a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1807, he says ""I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."
The separation of church and state has always been a major part of the United States government, and it continues to be a strong argument in many important issues, such as same-sex marriages.
In the group fighting to keep evolution in classrooms, there are four people. A Catholic, two Jews, and a devout Christian. In such a small selection, there is already three different walks of life, and we all realize that our views are not the same, and we should not pretend they are by teaching creationism in classroms.
In the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...". In a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1807, he says ""I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."
The separation of church and state has always been a major part of the United States government, and it continues to be a strong argument in many important issues, such as same-sex marriages.
In the group fighting to keep evolution in classrooms, there are four people. A Catholic, two Jews, and a devout Christian. In such a small selection, there is already three different walks of life, and we all realize that our views are not the same, and we should not pretend they are by teaching creationism in classroms.