Sunday, April 26, 2009

Separate Church and State, but don't separate Church and Classroom?

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia and will always be one of the most respected Presidents of all time.
He also said "Separate Church and State" which means that religion should not be in a person's life unless in some kind of sacred building of religion like a Church (Christian place of Worship), Mosque (Muslim place of Worship),
Mandir (Hindu place of Worship), Synagogue (Jewish Place of Worship) or any other kind of worship around the world that I don't have listed here.
And ever since Charles Darwin wrote one of the most controversial books of all time "The Origin of Species" these places of worship have been questioned by some, but others -the population of this group decreases every year- has doubted "The Origin of Species". This book, some say, is more trouble than it's worth.

Now, this debate is still going on, but now, you usually hear more about weather Creationism (the theory usually thought of as the how the Bible puts it, but you can also say that for the Torah, the Quar'an, or the Bhagawath Gita [accept, the Quar'an has two main gods and the Bhagawath Gita has four main gods and the Bible and the Torah have just one god]) or Evolution (the theory that over time, all living things have evolved from single-celled organisms to Plants, and Animals [technically humans are animals]).
About two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that Creationism of any religion will not be taught in classrooms.
Some what in protest, and some what to start a new religion, Kansas school teacher (in whom I couldn't find the name of) came up with the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" and this is not a metaphor, in this religion there is actually a Flying Spaghetti Monster who made it look like there were fossils and then created
the Universe.
Here is a picture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster:
I have. I have been touched by his Noddly appendage.
So now, you get to hear what I have to say: I think that no theory of Creationism should be taught in a classroom unless scientifically proven. Since Evolution has been scientifically proven, that should be taught in a classroom
Post questions and comments as comments
Sam

2 comments:

  1. I don't get what point you're trying to get through.

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  2. I was trying to say that there are many different types of religions, but that overall, Evolution should be taught in schools

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