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Originally Posted by sachem
I said teach it as a theory. It shouldn't promote a God. It is a scientific theory. I am agnostic. I grew up believing in God. Time has increased my doubts. I don't think it is a 'silly' belief. I just don't think it belongs in public life, meaning schools and government. Teach it at home all you want.
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I agree, I don't think God should be taught at school, (not because I think it's a dangerous teaching) but because there are too many points of view and I don't trust some teacher to impart the my ideology on to my kids. So better left to me and my wife.
Still, I think there is a compulsive need to eradicate all mentions of God from the public square as if it is the most toxic notion corroding our culture today. Leftists want to get rid of the very word "God" from our money, our court houses, our constitution.
Bottom line: this country was founded on Judeo-Christian values. There is nothing wrong with that, just as long as you don't ram it down anyone's throats. But when a High School valedictorian's mic is turned off because SHE CHOOSES to thank god during HER TIME on stage, we've got a problem. I wonder how many mics have been turned off because students decide to bitch about Bush or America's greed or our involvement in Iraq.
Faith and optimism in a greater meaning, is a good thing. But, to each his own. I don't think schools should be in the business of teaching religion but I don't think they should go out of their way to CRUSH IT either. And lately we've gone too far in the atheist direction. THe left is completely intolerant of religion, that is UNLESS IT'S ISLAM. AND THEN IT WANTS TO "UNDERSTAND" AND "BE THOUGHTFUL", BECAUSE AFTER ALL, THEY ARE THE RELIGION OF PEACE.