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To: Quark2005
The decisions against allowing school-led prayer are based on the Establishment Clause of the 14th Amendment as well as the 1st Amendment.

No, sorry. Again, the 1st Amendment is very specific. Judges and government aren't even mentioned in the 1st amendment, only Congress is mentioned. The 1st Amendment was never intended to apply to the states anyway since we know that states did in fact establish state denominations. The 14th Amendment has been perverted as badly as the 1st amendment. So, where is that law again? Please read the text of the law that says that government cannot promote religion.

Tell me, would you like it if teachers in public schools took a time out during class to lead their students in prayer prostrated toward Mecca?

I wouldn't live in such a community, but if that is what the local community wants, that is what "self government" means. The federal governnment has no business telling local communities what they can and cannot teach in schools.

231 posted on 10/03/2005 12:49:54 PM PDT by SmartCitizen
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To: SmartCitizen
I wouldn't live in such a community, but if that is what the local community wants, that is what "self government" means. The federal governnment has no business telling local communities what they can and cannot teach in schools.

Sort of got off topic here. I agree the federal government shouldn't stick it's nose where it doesn't belong. As for what the laws are as to what can be done in Pennsylvania or Dover, I don't really know. Like I said before, I think it would be great if creationism could be mentioned in classrooms, then science teachers would be able to expose the flaws in the creationism and teach the reasons why evolution is good science.

The point is, you can either teach creationism as good science, or you can have an honest science education. You can't do both. I would certainly hope a school district would choose the latter. You're placing science teachers in quite a jam when you ask them to teach honestly and teach the creation is a viable scientific alternative to evolution. It can't be done.

233 posted on 10/03/2005 1:02:42 PM PDT by Quark2005 (Where's the science?)
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