Christians Unite
Social Commentary First…
Ok. A small group of parents are suing a school district because they are presenting creationism along with evolution in their children’s school. They are calling creationism something else but the idea is still the same, that some things on earth are to complex to have just happened, that they had to have been created by a supreme being.
The parents are suing on the basis that the school board is trying to sneak religion and personal beliefs into a school. Dictionary.com defines religion as follows: “A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.” Wouldn’t you say that suing a school board in a federal court to actively enforce the teaching of the theory of evolution and only evolution in school is pursuing a cause or principle with zeal and conscientious devotion? I would. Therefore, evolution is a religion. You could also say the same thing about a math or science teacher who really enjoys and is excited about teaching his subject. Lets face it people, there is knowledge and disciplines that take to much time and or brain power than an average person has to comprehend in both of those subjects. The guy flipping hamburgers at a Burger King might not understand how a rocket works, but they know it does, right? It’s the same way with any religion. They can’t prove evolution, they can’t prove creationism, but according to Dictionary.com they are both religions. Why should one or the other get any special treatment in our public schools?
Let’s face it. Any school, and any parent with a semblance of intelligence should encourage that they both taught with equal emphasis and as little bias as possible. The parents, (you guys still remember what parents are right? That’s right, the people that actually brought the children into this world, not the TV.) should continue to educate their children towards their own particular bent. In other words, if a parent is a Christian they should educate their children on why evolution is wrong, how to debate the falsity of evolution based on their new found knowledge of the subject etc…If the parents are evolutionists they would be responsible for doing the same things concerning evolution. There are some strong advantages to having been taught both subjects. 1. Being able to argue pro or con for either religion, will strengthen ones position in their current beliefs as well as, train one in logic. It also teaches tolerance, which sad to say, is almost devoid in society today. Teach them both, or don’t teach either of them.
Ultimately, I think that this is a pathetic attempt to discriminate and revive bigotry and direct it towards Christians. The State of Utah allows Seminary (a class for Mormons, that to the best of my understanding is like Sunday School for Protestant Christians, or Catechism for Catholics.) to be instructor lead course and allow it to be taught in there schools. I’ve also heard that some states allow Catechism to be taught in the same way. This is happening at public schools. However, the only Christian activities that I’ve heard of being allowed in public schools must be extracurricular and student led. If this isn’t religious discrimination, I don’t know what is. Are Christian ideas really that threatening to nonbelievers that even when trying to introduce a widely accepted Christian and in this case also Muslim concept such as Creation into our schools that parents try to sue the school to have it removed. Schools even call Creationism by a different name, and remove words like God and Creator, and replace them with Supreme Being. Non Christians still are running around like chickens with there heads cut off screaming about the Constitution and mindless chanting “separation of church and state” while simultaneously and surreptitiously maintaining their ignorance in believing that such a phrase actually exists in the Constitution. I would also like to remind everyone at this time that the phrase “separation of church and state” does not exist anywhere in our Constitution.
I don’t think that Christians should take this lying down any longer. When I went to school I was taught both Creationism and Evolution in my 9th grade biology class. Unfortunately, the instructor only spent a day on Creationism and then spent about a week on evolutionism. He did his students a great disservice by chastising students that believed in creationism, and not spending equal time on both subjects. He didn’t provide his students with the information necessary to make an informed decision and obviously behaved in such a biased manner that most of his students could see right through him. In 10th grade, world history, we learned about all manner of religions, and belief systems including Muslimism, Taoism, and Buddhism. We learned about mythological gods and their belief systems and followers in lit classes, but with all this being taught to us, Christianity was left out. I think that it is time for Christians of the United States to unite in order to achieve one of two ends. Either remove any religion from public schools (which is unrealistic because like it or not there will always be math and science) or demand equal time for Christianity to be taught, demand equal opportunity for students to learn the belief systems of Christianity, that our children are educated with as much information as possible to make there own decisions regarding faith. Don’t allow Christian children to be robbed of learning about their faith at the expense of tax prayers; they already have to learn about the faiths of others. Christians unite, tell your local school board that you want Christianity taught in our schools, that you want Christianity to receive equal time and taxpayer dollars to be taught as other religions are being taught. Write your congressman and the President of the United States and tell them that you like having “In God We Trust” written on our currency, and that you love that the Pledge of Allegiance contains the phrase “One nation under God.” Don’t sit down any longer. Act out for your Faith, your beliefs, and your God.
Due to the weight of this message, my blog will not contain any of my usual segments or commentaries today.
Ok. A small group of parents are suing a school district because they are presenting creationism along with evolution in their children’s school. They are calling creationism something else but the idea is still the same, that some things on earth are to complex to have just happened, that they had to have been created by a supreme being.
The parents are suing on the basis that the school board is trying to sneak religion and personal beliefs into a school. Dictionary.com defines religion as follows: “A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.” Wouldn’t you say that suing a school board in a federal court to actively enforce the teaching of the theory of evolution and only evolution in school is pursuing a cause or principle with zeal and conscientious devotion? I would. Therefore, evolution is a religion. You could also say the same thing about a math or science teacher who really enjoys and is excited about teaching his subject. Lets face it people, there is knowledge and disciplines that take to much time and or brain power than an average person has to comprehend in both of those subjects. The guy flipping hamburgers at a Burger King might not understand how a rocket works, but they know it does, right? It’s the same way with any religion. They can’t prove evolution, they can’t prove creationism, but according to Dictionary.com they are both religions. Why should one or the other get any special treatment in our public schools?
Let’s face it. Any school, and any parent with a semblance of intelligence should encourage that they both taught with equal emphasis and as little bias as possible. The parents, (you guys still remember what parents are right? That’s right, the people that actually brought the children into this world, not the TV.) should continue to educate their children towards their own particular bent. In other words, if a parent is a Christian they should educate their children on why evolution is wrong, how to debate the falsity of evolution based on their new found knowledge of the subject etc…If the parents are evolutionists they would be responsible for doing the same things concerning evolution. There are some strong advantages to having been taught both subjects. 1. Being able to argue pro or con for either religion, will strengthen ones position in their current beliefs as well as, train one in logic. It also teaches tolerance, which sad to say, is almost devoid in society today. Teach them both, or don’t teach either of them.
Ultimately, I think that this is a pathetic attempt to discriminate and revive bigotry and direct it towards Christians. The State of Utah allows Seminary (a class for Mormons, that to the best of my understanding is like Sunday School for Protestant Christians, or Catechism for Catholics.) to be instructor lead course and allow it to be taught in there schools. I’ve also heard that some states allow Catechism to be taught in the same way. This is happening at public schools. However, the only Christian activities that I’ve heard of being allowed in public schools must be extracurricular and student led. If this isn’t religious discrimination, I don’t know what is. Are Christian ideas really that threatening to nonbelievers that even when trying to introduce a widely accepted Christian and in this case also Muslim concept such as Creation into our schools that parents try to sue the school to have it removed. Schools even call Creationism by a different name, and remove words like God and Creator, and replace them with Supreme Being. Non Christians still are running around like chickens with there heads cut off screaming about the Constitution and mindless chanting “separation of church and state” while simultaneously and surreptitiously maintaining their ignorance in believing that such a phrase actually exists in the Constitution. I would also like to remind everyone at this time that the phrase “separation of church and state” does not exist anywhere in our Constitution.
I don’t think that Christians should take this lying down any longer. When I went to school I was taught both Creationism and Evolution in my 9th grade biology class. Unfortunately, the instructor only spent a day on Creationism and then spent about a week on evolutionism. He did his students a great disservice by chastising students that believed in creationism, and not spending equal time on both subjects. He didn’t provide his students with the information necessary to make an informed decision and obviously behaved in such a biased manner that most of his students could see right through him. In 10th grade, world history, we learned about all manner of religions, and belief systems including Muslimism, Taoism, and Buddhism. We learned about mythological gods and their belief systems and followers in lit classes, but with all this being taught to us, Christianity was left out. I think that it is time for Christians of the United States to unite in order to achieve one of two ends. Either remove any religion from public schools (which is unrealistic because like it or not there will always be math and science) or demand equal time for Christianity to be taught, demand equal opportunity for students to learn the belief systems of Christianity, that our children are educated with as much information as possible to make there own decisions regarding faith. Don’t allow Christian children to be robbed of learning about their faith at the expense of tax prayers; they already have to learn about the faiths of others. Christians unite, tell your local school board that you want Christianity taught in our schools, that you want Christianity to receive equal time and taxpayer dollars to be taught as other religions are being taught. Write your congressman and the President of the United States and tell them that you like having “In God We Trust” written on our currency, and that you love that the Pledge of Allegiance contains the phrase “One nation under God.” Don’t sit down any longer. Act out for your Faith, your beliefs, and your God.
Due to the weight of this message, my blog will not contain any of my usual segments or commentaries today.
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