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To: newcats
Easy, if a religious student says they do not believe in Darwinism and the public school science test he or she was given did not provide the correct choices, that student will fail the exam....case closed...common sense.

An Atheist student on the other hand, has no personal belief system that would preclude them from memorizing & regurgitating Darwinism, thus passing the test....case close...common sense.

Therefore, a religious student in Public School is FORCED to either memorize Darwinism and regurgitate it, or fail the test.

An atheist student has no spiritual compromises to make in public school regarding Darwinism. They are NOT FORCED to memorize and regurgitate Creationism.

Seems like discrimination to me.

185 posted on 12/21/2005 7:44:17 AM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: add925
Therefore, a religious student in Public School is FORCED to either memorize Darwinism and regurgitate it, or fail the test. An atheist student has no spiritual compromises to make in public school regarding Darwinism. They are NOT FORCED to memorize and regurgitate Creationism. Seems like discrimination to me.

Well of course you're forced to regurgitate science in a science class. Because even if you're opposed to science, you have to know what you're opposing if you're going to oppose it effectively.

Schools shouldn't be forcing students to renounce religious beliefs, rather they should be teaching them science.

188 posted on 12/21/2005 7:46:25 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: add925
What part of the word "proof" do you not understand?
All that is conjecture and opinion.
197 posted on 12/21/2005 7:52:01 AM PST by newcats
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To: add925

"Therefore, a religious student in Public School is FORCED to either memorize Darwinism and regurgitate it, or fail the test."

Only in the same way that they memorize spelling words, math functions, history etc. etc. Memorization of information doesn't equal conversion to Darwin.

And there is no such thing as memorizing Darwinism. You learn the scientific information and either pass or fail a test on it. The only discrimination here seems to be the bias against public schools in general.


374 posted on 12/21/2005 11:30:55 AM PST by swmobuffalo (the only good terrorist is a dead one)
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To: add925

The test is over the theory of evolution. Therefore, providing ansers according to what the theory of evolution says is perfectly acceptable, and discriminates against nobody. If the test were over the Bible's presentation of creation, then providing answers according to what the theory of evolution says would be incorrect.


463 posted on 12/21/2005 8:28:36 PM PST by SALChamps03
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