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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (964)	9/23/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 69300

Public schools essentially now teach Secular Philosophy: eat drink and be merry Not the schools my kids attend. It more like eat only in the cafeteria, pick up after yourself, sit still, and don't chew gum. If there is one main problem in public schools it is that of large classes and the tendency to stick with one concept until 80% of that large class has mastered it (Therby boring about half the class to distraction). TP

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (964)	9/23/1999 10:50:00 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

<< There are no links yet in creationism or the far right agenda to justify that being taught science. >> Tunica, I wonder how creationism can be "preached" to students in public schools without allowing questions? How much of creationism would be "preached"? How many begats would be in the curriculum? IMO, there should not be many begats. Once they teach that man was formed out of dirt and woman came from God ripping a rib out of Adam's chest, with any pain killers, that would be the end of the subject. To teach further than that would be getting into religious doctrine, instead of creationism. I'd hate to see kids taught that God condemned Adam and Eve for eating of the tree of knowledge, and, hence, obtaining knowledge. Imagine teaching kids that the first sin on Earth was Adam and Eve obtaining knowledge. + From Genesis: "God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" This was very, very bad for Adam and Eve, because, obviously God wanted mankind to stay blind and stupid. How can you teach that to kids who want to learn? + "So the woman, seeing that the tree was good for food and was to be desired to make one wise, ate of its fruit" Back then, it was a sin for a woman to want knowledge or wisdom. But, this vile sin was soon to be punished by God! + But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?". How many students would question this? God has only created one man and one woman. God is all powerful and all knowing. How come he doesn't know where his only creation is? Adam and Eve were only hidding behind a tree! God couldn't find them, why? + God said, "Who told you that you were naked?" This almost implies that God wanted to keep man totally stupid, not even knowing if he was naked. Are we going to teach this to kids? How?