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To: KLP who wrote (123333)	7/5/2005 9:10:07 AM
From: neolib	Respond to of 794035

Re: George poll. The Gallup poll is the well known one, but I have not found a good poll which also links Republican/Democrat on that issue. Thats why I gave you that one link. However, a simple two step inference supports that. Conservative Protestants are the backbone of the anti-evolution camp, and they are also solidly Republican. If you can provide any link showing that < 50% of conservatives are opposed to the conclusions of modern science I will very happily change my views. But the numbers indicate my view is correct. While you are examining courses, see if you can get some old NY State Regents's Tests and Answers...compare those to ANY school in the country....Jewish, Christian/Catholic and Public...even the current NY test results should be compared to the former NY Regents.... Whats the point here, I'm lost on this one. Surely you are not trying to argue that if NY state use to teach views incompatible with modern views, that this means Patrick Henry University (and others like it) should be forgiven for continuing to do so now? Probably a study of all the Astronauts we have had over the years, their courses through the years, their adventures into space, and then maybe a talk with them about their religion, if any.....would be appropriate. Again, whats the point? The majority of medical Doctors (high 50% IIRC) are also anti-evolution. In primary care, it does not matter. Where it matters is in certain branches of research where the new treatments are developed. BTW, I suspect near 100% of Astronauts are NOT anti-evolution for whatever thats worth. Regarding your links. Christian colleges can be good. The really good ones teach modern biology. So a question for you: What do you think the impact on future conservative political leaders is if they are schooled at places like Patrick Henry University wrt to science? How do you think it might effect their approach to environmental legislation for example? Second question for you: What is your view on what should be taught in K-12 schooling, both public and private? What metrics should be applied to deciding the content? If private, does anything go? Should the state require that students meet standards, where the content they must learn might be at odds with their parents religious beliefs?

To: KLP who wrote (123333)	7/5/2005 1:12:43 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794035

Evolution continues to be a highly controversial, and often misunderstood, topic among the general public. Which means what? Special creation (7 day creation) is a religious belief, not a scientific belief. Scientists in fields related to evolution don't believe in special creation (7 day creation). Most main stream religious denominations in the US don't teach 7 day creation, either. This is a tenet held, by and large, by fundamentalists. Who tend to call themselves "conservative".