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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (281568)	3/24/2006 1:40:49 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586124

re: if anything, the whole "freedom of religion" concept will be the single biggest barrier to democracy in the Middle East. And to be honest, I must admit that I was in denial of this truth until recently. That's one, but a struggle over precious resources by the various ethnic and (yes) religious groups will certainly be as big.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (281568)	3/24/2006 3:14:23 PM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586124

I don't believe anybody has a problem with the religion he truly believes in until he tries promoting it to others. IMO true religion is a very private thing and has no need to be promoted to my neighbors unless I am a Messiah, but maybe I got that one fundamentally wrong? Taro

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (281568)	3/24/2006 3:27:22 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586124

The missing link Scientist discovers that evolution is missing from Arkansas classrooms. Jason R. Wiles Updated: 3/23/2006 In the fall of 2004, I received an e-mail from an old friend back in Arkansas, where I was raised. She was concerned about a problem her father was having at work. “Bob” is a geologist and a teacher at a science education institution that serves several Arkansas public school districts. My friend did not know the details of Bob’s problem, only that it had to do with geology education. This was enough to arouse my interest, so I invited Bob to tell me about what was going on. He responded with an e-mail. Teachers at his facility are forbidden to use the “e-word” (evolution) with the kids. They are permitted to use the word “adaptation” but only to refer to a current characteristic of an organism, not as a product of evolutionary change via natural selection. They cannot even use the term “natural selection.” Bob feared that not being able to use evolutionary terms and ideas to answer his students’ questions would lead to reinforcement of their misconceptions. But Bob’s personal issue was more specific, and the prohibition more insidious. In his words, “I am instructed NOT to use hard numbers when telling kids how old rocks are. I am supposed to say that these rocks are VERY VERY OLD ... but I am NOT to say that these rocks are thought to be about 300 million years old.” As a person with a geology background, Bob found this restriction hard to justify, especially since the new Arkansas educational benchmarks for 5th grade include introduction of the concept of the 4.5-billion-year age of the earth. Bob’s facility is supposed to be meeting or exceeding those benchmarks. arktimes.com