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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you're missing the whole point about the intelligent design, creationism debate.  It's not that teachers are trying to "brainwash" kids into believing creationism (although it wouldn't surprise me), it's that creationism, or intelligent design, or god-moved evolution, or whatever you want to call it is on an equal footing with evolution in a SCIENCE class.  It's not science - at all.   You have a science backround, so you can see that, right?  So teaching creationism in a science class gives it a false legitimacy as an accepted scientific theory - you yourself referred to it that way.  But it isn't.  It's religion.  And teaching one religion in public schools is supposed to be a big no-no in this country - but since it's a "Christian nation," it's OK?  No, it isn't.

The fact that it's taught in schools IS a burning issue, and the fact that it's accepted as commonplace, even by "liberals" is an even bigger problem.  [/quote]

First of all, no I didn't refer to it as a scientific theory.  I called it a theory, not scientific.  But I should have said belief.  Listen, maybe my children and I have just had teachers that tend to downplay creation more than they are supposed to, but the point I'm trying to make is that creation wasn't "taught" in school.  The teachers are talking to a class of mostly christian children who have been taught about creation instead of evolution.  They simply acknowledge this and direct them to their parents and others outside of school to sort it out.

I don't know why you are attacking me on this.  I have said more than once that I am simply telling you what was like to be taught that way, and that it never seemed to cause me any issues.

I do realize that it is a "burning issue" to those who feel strongly about it.  I just meant that to the average Kansan, it is what it is and we have bigger issues than this with extreme religion.  I know there are some other Kansans who have been following this.  Maybe they will chime in with their perspective.

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