[WOSG]

Because indoctrination into your sectarian religious views has no place in the public schools, that's why"

A. It is *Not* my particlar view. I happen to agree with evolutionary theory. In your whackyKat arrogance you take anyone who disagrees with your extreme and absolutist viewpoint as being on the other extreme. Some things are not black and white. IMHO, there is nothing offensive at sharing different viewpoints with kids and you'd have to be pretty narrow-minded to think it would harm kids.

B. There is not a whit sectarian about saying something like "God created the earth". Please tell me what is sectarian about that.

C. Presenting views is not "indoctrination" - if it were, the creationists are right: Tellig them about evolution is "indoctrinating them into evolution".

D. The poster said that it would be okay to have creation theory taught in schools, under certain conditions. Do you agree? If not, argue with her.
I find the 'equal time' argument phony. Do you agree?

E. Lastly your assertion - what is the reason for asserting that religious discussion doesnt belong in the public school?
Do you really want American kids wholly and completely ignorant of religion totally? Why is ignorance a good thing in your book?

[Modernman]

C. Presenting views is not "indoctrination" - if it were, the creationists are right: Tellig them about evolution is "indoctrinating them into evolution".

You only want to present certain religious views. That equals indoctrination, in my book.

E. Lastly your assertion - what is the reason for asserting that religious discussion doesnt belong in the public school?

Because many people have no interest in having the public schools teach their kids about religion. We would prefer to handle that on our own, rather than leaving it to the tender mercies of the public education system.

Do you really want American kids wholly and completely ignorant of religion totally? Why is ignorance a good thing in your book?

I would prefer to leave the decision as to what religion, if any, their kids should learn about, to parents and their clergy of choice. Why do you insist on using my tax dollars to subsidize your religious beliefs?

[MontanaBeth]

Good answers and questions, WOSG.

[WackyKat]

what is the reason for asserting that religious discussion doesnt belong in the public school? Do you really want American kids wholly and completely ignorant of religion totally? Why is ignorance a good thing in your book?

I asserted no such thing-stop mischaracterizing my posts.

In fact, I believe that children should learn about religions(that's plural) starting in elementary school.

They should learn the tenets and practices of all the major world religions, at least some minor and tribal religions, and mythologies of the past.

The caveat being that the religions should be studied objectively,with their doctrines and scriptures being analyzed as what they are- the creations of human beings, subject to human social, cultural, political, economic and psychological forces