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Will says that creationism is harming the Republican party.

I say that is nonsense since most Americans reject evolution, even a God-directed evolution.

None of us know how many Americans believe one way or another, because we can go out and find polls and statistics that support both viewpoints. We could probably find polls that support a theory that we are descended from a race of super-intelligent beach balls that controlled half the known galaxy at some point.

The problem is not with creationism or evolution, the problem is with the debate over them becoming a national issue.

As a Conservative, you understand that a debate between creationism and evolution and how and where they should be taught should be left to the local communities, with counties being the highest level it reaches. After all, this debate is neither a Constitutional issue, nor a national security issue, and some local communities have already started working on resolving it.

Unfortunately, too many Republicans are trying to make this a national issue, and it's drowning out matters of national security and national policy. It doesn't help that we have an administration in office that supports the federal government dabbling in local school matters. Having the federal government dictate how and what schools teach is just plain bad - whether it's Bill Clinton or George Bush in office.

As a fellow Conservative, I know you would rather the federal government mind its own business, and allow you and your neighbors to decide how and what your children should be taught, especially when it comes to matters of religion - anybody with half a brain can take a look at the current Middle East or at Europe in the Middle Ages and see how badly things go when the government and religion mix (funny how the modern ME can resemble Europe during the Middle Ages at times...).

After all, this debate is neither a Constitutional issue, nor a national security issue, and some local communities have already started working on resolving it.

Unfortunately, too many Republicans are trying to make this a national issue, and it's drowning out matters of national security and national policy.

Exactly. Which is why these threads should be handled totally differently on a forum that states as it's primary objective:

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