[Lady Sidhe]

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it's not about love thy neighbour it's about trying to stop thy neighbour marrying his same-sex partner or forcing my religion down the throats of thy neighbour's son in public-funded schools or stopping thy neighbour having an abortion.


Unfortunately, that seems to be true in re Christianity lately. Not all of them, mind you, but the ones that do do this are friggin LOUD. Churches and religions should simply stay out of politics. Or be taxed. Now, THAT would go a long way towards paying off the national debt....

Also, I do agree with OC that if one religion is going to be referred to, or taught in schools, they ALL should be. Like I said before, the only difference between religions is the name the Creator is called by, and how the Creator is worshipped.

However, I don't think religion has a place in schools at all. That's what church is for, and that's what parents are for. School is for readin', ritin' and 'rithmatic...and philosophy and science, and recess....


I personally believe in a Creator. And I believe that the Creator decided to create the world through evolution. One big science project. Stir the soup and see what happens. I see no conflict between religion and science...course, I'm one of those crazy Pagans...

I don't think that believing in a Creator is illogical, either, as TS implies. Stating that something does not exist, when you have no proof either way, is illogical. TS says, "I don't know, and you don't either," but what he's really saying is, "Prove the existence to me, otherwise I do not believe in the existence." So in effect, he is saying that he doesn't believe, not that he doesn't know, when in fact he has no proof either way.

I think those Crazy Christians(tm) who say that evolution is bullshit are, whether they know it or not, actually saying that the omnipotent, omnicient god they believe in actually has limits. They are saying that the Creator cannot create the world in the way that the Creator wishes to.

Merely because a story was told to people (who were ignorant of science) way back in the day to explain how we came to be, does not mean that it should be taken literally. It's like telling a story to a child. A child isn't yet able to grasp the mechanics behind the truth, so you tell them a story to illustrate the idea simply.

I think that Evolution should be taught in schools as the theory it is. There is evidence and proof of its existence. As yet, there is no proof of "Creationism" as told of in Genesis. Doesn't mean there isn't a Creator...but Evolution doesn't mean there isn't a Creator, either.


Sidhe