gooddogbenji
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Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Toronto Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: twicehappy Ok, here is my opinion. We need to teach our children about all religions and also about science and scientific theory and let them decide for themselves as they mature. All religions: Christianity (Catholics, Anglicans, Evangelical, Jehovah's Witness, Latter Day Saints, Orthodox, Pentecostal) Islam (Sunni and Shiite), Judaism (Conservative, Reform, Orthodox, Reconstructionist), Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, Wicca, Druidism, Atheism, Unitarianism, Church of the flying spaghetti monster, Tibetan Monkism, All Hail Benji, and many more. I'm sure I messed a good 20 or 30 which could well make the list, but you get my point. If we teach what is essentially Christian theories, then we have to, in order to keep Church and State separate, teach several. I agree with you there. However, where do we draw the line? I would hazard to guess that once 3 religions are taught, a whole slew of lawsuits would ensue to get almost every religion on that list, and rightfully so. There is a reason Church and State got separated. Do we want the government in charge of teaching our children what to believe? Besides, do I trust most of my teachers in school to be able to teach their own religion, let alone several, objectively? No. While I am the first to admit that science has a LOT of loopholes in it, it is the best theory we have. I think they have the basics down well enough that we can teach it, and let people learn about God creating the earth in Church, whichever one they may attend. Yours, benji
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