Separation of Church and State
The Lies of Our Nation
Looking more closely at the Creationist belief, really makes it easy to see why anyone with even a dash of logical thought could say it is nonsense. There is no factual basis that a deity created the universe, nor is there any scientific evidence that would support any such belief. There is no proof that can arguably change the planet from sixty five billion years old, to five thousand years old, and there is no geological evidence indicating that the entire world was submerged by a freak flood disaster. The Creationist "community" have only the bible to educate them on this theory, in conjunction with religiously biased publications and so called research, yet there are people who think it should be taught in our public schools, to our children, and they want it to be passed off as an accepted fact.
It's a really sad state of affairs when an educator can be sued by his student for vocalizing his opinion on Creationism, yet Christian fundamentalists are given the right to publicly bash evolution, science, and diversity as well as the rights of human beings who simply just want to get married. It shows a lot how the U.S. is failing to grow as a nation, because we are divided. Religious diversity is part of what makes America a great nation, yet the Christian fanatics of this country continuously try to interfere with the lives of the American people, by trying to force their religious views into the laws and bills of our nation. The Catholic church likes to make loud, televised rants and displays of contempt against Hollywood movies like The Golden Compass, wanting it to not be seen, as they felt it was blasphemous to their beliefs.
Who has power here? The Christian extremists or the real American people? When is someone in the government going to grow some balls and stand up to these extreme groups? In no way should creationism be taught in a government funded school facility. It is unreasonable to allow the forced teaching of a religious theory on a mass scale to our nation's children. This is a nation of diversity, and freedom, and the United States Constitution declares that religion is to remain separated from government. It is as simple as that. Schools are to teach fact, as in 1+1=2, and not 1+1=3. Public schools teach actual science, not mythology. Bottom line.
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Post a CommentCan I get an amen??? Ha ha! Thank goodness I am not alone in this. Can you believe the vast majority of people in our country walk around believing in Adam and Eve, and talking donkeys and talking snakes and a "Young Earth" that is the oldest thing in the universe (according to the Bible)?? But its all socialization. Heck, I just deconverted last year. Until then I was drinking the Kool Aid/holy water too. Thank you for your honest and insightful article!
Shhh, people don't want the hear facts, most prefer faith. I prefer both. Good job. Texas legislature thankfully just voted down a bill that would have taught some sort of creationism along with evolution. In this state, most people don't want evolution taught, why teach science when you can just point to the Bible? oy
"There is no proof that can arguably change the planet from sixty five billion years old, to five thousand years old, and there is no geological evidence indicating that the entire world was submerged by a freak flood disaster." - THANK YOU! I also thank you for touching on the point of right-wing leaders being anti-gay marriage - based solely on religious beliefs that marriage "is a union between a man and a woman". I thought we, as Americans, hold no national religion? I could go on and on, as you well know. Anyhow, kudos to you for writing this honest piece. I would love to hear more of your thoughts on this. :)