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To: JohnM who wrote (133328)	3/16/2010 1:05:46 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541698

There are a lot of fundies in the Midwest. Even here in California my daughter had a jerk of a science teacher who took her religion in to the classroom. Talk about taking away parental rights. I don't send my kid to school for religious education from morons. I don't interfere with any of my students' religions, and I don't want anyone tampering with my child. I don't know how the fundies justify it to themselves- but no doubt they figure they are doing Gods' work. If God really wants people running around hopelessly ignorant, I'm not sure why anyone wants to believe in him.her.it.

To: JohnM who wrote (133328)	3/16/2010 2:06:21 PM
From: Katelew	Respond to of 541698

Yeah, that looked kind of suspicious to me too. The whole article smelled of liberal propaganda. If you look at the way the statement was worded, it doesn't necessarily mean that teachers are teaching creationism. A teacher could give a student the impression that creationism is a viable explanation for the origins of life on earth simply by saying 'yes' if a student asked that question. To actually teach it, considering it's the law of the land, would be pretty stupid. The average teacher isn't the brightest bulb, but they're not that dimwitted.