Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)

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From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)


> Joseph Fatula wrote:
> > And that's what he's getting at.  I can't speak for all schools, but the
one
> > I went to was certainly anti-Asatru[1], though I doubt they'll get sued
any
> > time soon over that one.  Those who believe that evolution is incorrect
are
> > indeed being taught something that goes against their beliefs in school,
> > which I would consider against the rules as they stand.  Then again, if
I
> > believed that 1+1 was actually 14, should school stop teaching this?
> > According to the rules, no.  Unless I believed this as part of my
> > "religion".  Then it'd be protected by the Constitution.
>
> What if my religion taught that the Sun orbited the Earth?  Or that the
> world was flat?  Would it be unconstitutional to teach me that the
> Copernican worldview?
>
> None of the Constitutional protections can be considered absolute.  No
> one would argue that, for example, human sacrifice should be allowed if
> it's part of a religious belief ...
>
No, indeed.  Personally, I think that Evolution is neccesary to teach.  It
might be better to append, "But some people don't believe this", or somesuch
thing, but there is no reason why, Evolution, as a largely accepted
scientific theory, should not be taught.

Oh, and just to throw a spanner in the works, Evolution is taught in the
fundamentalist christian private school that I go to.   So it's not just
Godless heathens that advocate it.

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