How Did Fire Survive Noah's Flood?

[Hoghead1]

I don't know what you mean, Jay, when you say see how many schools don't teach evolution. What exactly do you have in mind here? It is true many primary and secondary schools say very little about evolutions, even in their science courses, as this is a topic b est addressed in more advanced-level classes.

 

[Hoghead1]

Again, Jay, I don't follow you. What schools are teaching creationism?

 

[bhsmte]

Again, Jay, I don't follow you. What schools are teaching creationism?

I asked him that a while ago. No answer.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I asked him that a while ago. No answer.

This is scary:

http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...ed_where_tax_money_supports_alternatives.html

The map did not copy very well. Green dots are public schools where creationism is actually taught.

 

[AV1611VET]

This is scary:

...

Green dots are public schools where creationism is actually taught.

If you fear the green dots, you can always move to Red China.

 

[Jimmy D]

If you fear the green dots, you can always move to Red China.

I'd rather move to China than have my daughter indoctrinated into religious fundamentalism.

 

[Jay Follett]

Again, Jay, I don't follow you. What schools are teaching creationism?

I asked him that a while ago. No answer.

I was looking but Zone beat me to it. You both know this to be true as well as anyone.

Here is the link to the photo Zone put up.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-map-showing-which-u-s-public-schools-teach-creationi-1515717148

Creationism only gets challenged and stopped when someone complains, if no one complains it happens and children are indoctrinated and made to suffer all their lives.

 

[AV1611VET]

I'd rather move to China than have my daughter indoctrinated into religious fundamentalism.

If you decide to stay here, you'd better not let her read what's on those coins lying around ... or hear the Pledge of Allegiance ... or hear that famous line from the Declaration of Independence.

In fact, you'd better keep her away from cars with bumper stickers, religious iconography, and the like.

Keep her away from the TV, and by all means, make sure she uses BCE & CE ... not BC & AD.

Watch the holidays too: someone might say MERRY CHRISTMAS.

In the science department, be careful how you answer her if she asks about "El Niño."

And geology too, if she asks about "Bright Angel Shale."

 

[Jimmy D]

Don't worry AV, I'm in the UK, a lot of us are heathens. I have enough trouble keeping her away from the ipad, never mind all those things.

 

[Jay Follett]

If you decide to stay here, you'd better not let her read what's on those coins lying around ... or hear the Pledge of Allegiance ... or hear that famous line from the Declaration of Independence.

Ah the pledge..... everyone needs to be reminded every day that they are Americans just in case they forget.

In fact, you'd better keep her away from cars with bumper stickers, religious iconography, and the like.

There are very few bumper stickers in the UK and even less religion.

Keep her away from the TV, and by all means, make sure she uses BCE & CE ... not BC & AD.

This I agree with, BCE & CE takes us away from the dark ages.

Watch the holidays too: someone might say MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The British celebrate Christmas without the religion because we know it's really a pagan holiday.

In the science department, be careful how you answer her if she asks about "El Niño."

Just tell her it's nature doing it's thing.

And geology too, if she asks about "Bright Angel Shale."

Tell her it was formed about 500 million years ago, about 499.9 million years before Gods were even thought of.

 

[PsychoSarah]

Perhaps that's why so many schools do it and so many people deny evolution.

Private religious schools do it, and it is legal. Teaching creationism is only illegal in public schools in the United States, because they are federally funded. Furthermore, indoctrination takes place long before evolution is taught, so plenty of the kids that are creationists before that point won't stop being creationists just because they are taught about evolution.

 

[Jay Follett]

Private religious schools do it, and it is legal. Teaching creationism is only illegal in public schools in the United States, because they are federally funded. Furthermore, indoctrination takes place long before evolution is taught, so plenty of the kids that are creationists before that point won't stop being creationists just because they are taught about evolution.

What a sad situation to be in.

 

[AV1611VET]

Ah the pledge..... everyone needs to be reminded every day that they are Americans just in case they forget.

Either that, or it's a way we Americans can express our allegiance.

There are very few bumper stickers in the UK and even less religion.

We can remedy that, you know.

This I agree with, BCE & CE takes us away from the dark ages.

And puts you where? into the Atomic Age, where survival of the fittest rules?

The British celebrate Christmas without the religion because we know it's really a pagan holiday.

Don't be absurd: I've seen, A Christmas Carol.

Just tell her it's nature doing it's thing.

Interesting name for a natural phenomenon, don't you think?

Tell her it was formed about 500 million years ago, about 499.9 million years before Gods were even thought of.

Ya ... that'll keep her out of China.

Oh, well.

As your song goes:

God rest ye merry, gentlemen.
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember: Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day.

 

[AV1611VET]

What a sad situation to be in.

Incidentally, how would you explain the cross on your flag to someone without indoctrinating him/her into Christianity?

 

[Subduction Zone]

If you fear the green dots, you can always move to Red China.

Av those, those green dot s represent tyranny and not freedom. You are the one that should be moving to China. That was an incredibly foolish and ignorant thing to say. It shows that you do not know what is wrong with trying to teach myth as if it were a fact.

 

[Jay Follett]

Incidentally, how would you explain the cross on your flag to someone without indoctrinating him/her into Christianity?

Simple, it's a left over from the crusades when people didn't know any better, the UK as you might know is pretty big on tradition that's why it's still there, every village has an old church and you should see the cathedrals, people were starving to death while they were spending fortunes on those.

 

[AV1611VET]

Green dots are public schools where creationism is actually taught.

If you fear the green dots, you can always move to Red China.

Av those, those green dot s represent tyranny ...

Taxation without representation!?

 

[Subduction Zone]

Taxation without representation!?

I see that you do not understand the constitution, those people are represented. So where did you get that insane idea from that they had no representation. You need to remember the constitution runs on democratic rule and the rights of the minority. You want to take away rights of others. That is not correct.

 

[Jay Follett]

As your song goes:
God rest ye merry, gentlemen.
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember: Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day.

Which was being sung in the 17th century, the first printing of the words was in the 18th century in 1760 and as you well know they still believed in magic back then.

 

[AV1611VET]

... people were starving to death while they were spending fortunes on those.

Perhaps they should have tripled their tuition fees and used the money to feed the poor, eh?

Or maybe they were too busy impressing American sailors?

You know -- shanghaiing them from their families to serve aboard your vessels?

We have somewhat of a crude joke over here:

Q: Why do they use glass-bottom boats on Lake Erie?
A: So tourists can see the Union Jack.