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To: Amy J who wrote (213173)	12/12/2004 9:55:38 AM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1587657

Who is forcing Catholicism down anyone's throats? My parents sent me to a private school to gain the benefits of an excellent education plus to get a good moral Catholic grounding. If I had gone to the local public school, I wouldn't have even had the option to take a religion class. So how are public schools shoving Catholicism down children's throats?

To: Amy J who wrote (213173)	12/12/2004 10:06:35 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1587657

"I never saw any problem with presenting creationism as one of the options that some people believe in. " It depends. If it is in a class on belief systems, no problem. Learn about creationism and how the world is supported on a turtle's back. But if it is taught as science, big problem. Because it isn't. There is a scientific basis for evolution, including mechanisms by which it can occur. There isn't for creationism, except for discontinuities with the label "a miracle occurs". Now it may be the case that such is the case, but then we can't pretend we have science when things can be overturned at any moment on a whim...