Religion

qazplm135

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18. no, you aren't...you apparently think you are though

Fri Sep 21, 2018, 01:22 PM

Sep 2018

the "right?"

There is no "right" to teach patently wrong, unscientific things to our children.

There IS a "right" to teach patently wrong, unscientific things to YOUR children as a parent, because we don't allow the State to interfere in the religious beliefs you teach your children.

We DO allow the State to interfere with what is taught collectively. That's why we have elected school boards, that's why we have laws that address teaching religious beliefs in secular/public schools, it's why religious schools are private.

If a majority of people are creationists, they may have the power to make it "right" to teach, but it doesn't make scientifically correct, and there's not moral or ethical or legal "right" to teach fundamentally false information in a public school.

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Yes, add Texas. I'm sure there are others that deserve to be on the List of Shame. Nitram Sep 2018 #7

Aren't we suppose to edhopper Sep 2018 #4

Yes, we must do that Mariana Sep 2018 #6

We should respect his right to believe what he wants qazplm135 Sep 2018 #9

My problem with that is edhopper Sep 2018 #12

you can respect a right to have a belief qazplm135 Sep 2018 #13

for heinous edhopper Sep 2018 #17

Who are you to say he can't teach his beliefs to children? trotsky Sep 2018 #14

you're being silly qazplm135 Sep 2018 #15

No I'm not. trotsky Sep 2018 #16

no, you aren't...you apparently think you are though qazplm135 Sep 2018 #18

You just called someone's religious beliefs "stupid" and said they can't be allowed to teach them. trotsky Sep 2018 #19

When have I "chastised" qazplm135 Sep 2018 #20

Allow me to help you understand what I said. trotsky Sep 2018 #27

Good grief you are bad at this qazplm135 Sep 2018 #28

I'm sorry I'm so stupid. It must be such a burden for you to interact with me. trotsky Sep 2018 #29

if the thread is full of it qazplm135 Sep 2018 #30

You directly contradicted yourself and I'm sorry that embarrassed you so much... trotsky Sep 2018 #31

what a waste of time you are qazplm135 Sep 2018 #32

still waiting qazplm135 Sep 2018 #21

Oh hi. trotsky Sep 2018 #26

So he is abusing children by trying to teach Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #22

He's abusing qazplm135 Sep 2018 #23

So teaching nonsense deliberately to children Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #24

What's the definition qazplm135 Sep 2018 #25

And here I thought we'd agreed that deliberately Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #33

The difference is qazplm135 Sep 2018 #34

No I think some religious beliefs are obvious nonsense Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #35

Baloney qazplm135 Sep 2018 #36

Some of the ethical teachings are fine. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #37

Yeah you can only call SOME religious ideas stupid. trotsky Sep 2018 #38

Some parents don't want their kids to reach their potential. LuvNewcastle Sep 2018 #8