[wintertime]

( re: evolution)And the only place I want it is in science class. Nobody has to preach it in their church.

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So why should the government have the power to herd children into it building and FORCE evolution on them against their will and that of their parents? Why does the government have the arrogance to actively undermine the religious belief of children?

If it would be wrong for the government to FORCE citizens into to churches, then it is equally wrong for government to actively, and deliberately destroy the religious values of children.

The real problem here isn't evolution or ID. The problem is the existence of government schools. We should begin the process of privatizing universal K-12 education. Let parents, teachers, and principals privately settle the matter of evolution, or ID and hundreds of other political, cultural, and religious land mines.

[VadeRetro]

I'm rather astounded that you openly wish to screen as many kids as possible from knowing what has been learned about the world and our place in it.

I'm not against private schools as such, but I'm appalled at what you want to do with them.