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"This is what happens when religious extremists have control over a political party in America. A Senate bill being considered in Indiana would allow school boards across the state to force teachers to teach creationism as science. Senate bill 89 would amend the Indiana Education code by adding the following passage:

"'Sec. 18. The governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school corporation.'

"In other words, teachers will be forced to teach their students creationism, which is not recognized as a real science in the scientific community because there isn't any evidence to support the Biblical theory. This is just a way for the religious right to indoctrinate children in our schools against their will and clearly violates the religious freedom of non-Christians. Creationism belongs in church, NOT schools. If passed, the new law would go into effect on July 1, 2012."

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Here's what I think, as a young-earth creationist. This article is lying. The bill's statement clearly reads, "...may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school..." This bill does not intend to oppress evolution as this article attempts to convey. Rather it would require teachers to examine both creation and evolution objectively. It in no way violates religious freedom. You know what does violate religious freedom? Oppressing creation by teaching strictly evolution in school, which is what this bill intends to eliminate. Is that not fair?

What do my fellow Deviants think?

-Rick Charles
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*ZombieSaurian Jan 17, 2012  Student General Artist
Yeah, I'm not for teaching creationism in schools but I've always been confused by how Evolution when stricty taught ias't seemed as vioting any freedom, but as soon as religion is taught, it must be stopped??? I think scientists are becoming WAY too atheist nowadays. Are they forgetting their predecessors were veryt religious and that most of today's theories were made by Priests, Jews and etc.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Jan 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
It's a war, and it's blinding both creationists and evolutionists to objectivity.
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*ZombieSaurian Jan 17, 2012  Student General Artist
On the same subject, Dr. Bonnan has written a detailed blog about why Science and Religion do not contradict each other. It's a good read. I mean, I'm a Catholic and I don't see how science contradicts religion in any way. It's just interpetting the bible wrong.
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~DeinonychusEmpire Jan 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I'll have to check out Dr. Bonnan's work.
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*ZombieSaurian Jan 17, 2012  Student General Artist
Here's a link to some of his stuff

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~TheMorlock Jan 13, 2012  Student General Artist
I think the problem is that poeple have mada a false dichotomy between Creation and Evolution.
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