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Old 09-10-2008, 05:07 PM
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Problem with that is that we are now using public funds for advancing a religion. Kinda making it a state sponsored thing. Now if you wanted to have a "History of Religions" class, no problem. However, when you single out one particular one, that will be a problem.
When priests were being busted for molestation it was more than appropriate to discuss the Catholic Church in the context of current events in a civics class. Intelligent design is no different. It's adhered to by many thousands, probably millions of Americans. To ignore it is to intentionally blind students to an important characteristic of a sizable portion of the electorate.
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