I know I'm on ignore by her but I figure I should address this anyway for passers by.
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Originally Posted by WendyCal
Oh, man... She's terrible because she wants BOTH theories of creation taught? (Which, btw, they already are to Christian children, and really, i think almost everyone has some idea of the Creation Theory already.)
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Well...no, but yes. She wants creation theory taught as science. However, creation theory has no scientific backing where evolution is a strictly scientific discussion. Religion shouldn't be a required course, and should not be funded by tax dollars. However, if a private school wants to use their private funds not payed for by tax dollars to teach religion thats fine. Teaching it isn't wrong, however if I had children I wouldn't want to impose religion on them, and most certainly not in school.
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-- Yeah, and, no, we don't have separation of church and state the way you're saying ~
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Yes the way he was saying. The first amendment wouldn't have it any other way. As long as something is paid for by taxes it can not be religious activity. It really is that simple.
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our whole country was built on the Christian beliefs of the people that tried to set this all up for us. Remember 'In God We Trust?' This is another one of those things that was settled ages ago, i thought... <sigh>
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America was founded for two major reasons. The first of which are tea taxes, or more expansively taxation of consumables. The second reason, and the important one for this discussion, is to escape the tryanny of state ran mega churches. Among the founding fathers we had mostly Christians and Deists probably because of their background more than anything. However, it was made pretty clear in the Treaty Of Tripoly, article 11 that the U.S. government is not in any way founded on the Christian religion.
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Originally Posted by Treaty Of Tripoly
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
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So how about "In God We Trust"? Well, America wasn't founded in the middle of the cold war.
Anyway, just so i know where you're coming from ~
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You Don't Like Her Because:
1) she thinks Creation Theory should be taught in schools ~ which i addressed, above;
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4) ALL Christians are against *** marriage
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I have a few Christian friends who are in favor of *** marriage because they don't view America as a Christian nation. Likewise, neither should you, because it isn't. It never was, and as long as I am alive it won't be.