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I have mixed opinions about this. Not sure what to make of the ruling.
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I’m no theologian, but I’m suprised I don’t hear more about education for
the faithful in regard to the example of Daniel in The Old Testament.
What I gather from Daniel’s story is that in a secular society,
even under compulsion, ACE the secular cirriculum...
and hold onto your faith.
And be prepared to take a stand when necessary and endure the heat.
Daniel even taught his captors something about nutrition!
From your description of the cirriculum at his Christian school,
that sounds like a sensible approach to me (IMHO).
I wonder how the CA Univ. would feel about a Christian Student who was taught BOTH Creationism, and the Theory of Evolution? IMHO, that is what these Christian schools should be doing in regards to evolution/creation. In order to truly debate a subject you must know “both sides”.
It would be a win-win for the students - they can attend whatever college they would like, and still get the foundational education their parents want for them (faith-based). Plus, they will have been taught critical thinking skills - something seriously lacking in most public education curriculums.
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One thing I’ve always wondered about... In Genesis it states that God made the animals “each after their kind”... I’ve always wondered if this refers to a natural evolution of some sort (God doesn’t need to be taken out of this equation!)? Meaning that God instilled some basic apparatus in our DNA for adaptation to our environment. It would take a while to completely explain my views on this as they are definitely a mix of creationism, and SOME parts of evolution theory - but I definitely do NOT think we evolved from APES!