Re: Cobb County

Edward Hassertt wrote:
... (snip)

> I would rather have self examining science taught in the classroom than
> anything religious, but the way the textbooks are written, with a clear
> atheistic and anti-Christian bias (at least the ones I have had to
> examine here in Washington), it is not sufficient to allow the status
> quo to reign. If a child is taught every day that evolution excludes the
> possibility of God, and other "religious" statements made in the name of
> science, we need our children to be skeptical of such things. If
> evolution were taught without the constant beratement of religion and
> exaltation of science as the final arbiter of truth, most Christians
> would have little problem with it.
>
> When we here knowledgeable Christians in Science fight to support these
> textbooks which we know have clear anti religious statements, it tends
> to make us wonder where their loyalty lies, with Christ, or with
> science. I know they do not have to be mutually exclusive, and shouldn't
> be, but the constant circling of the wagons anytime there is criticism
> of school science textbooks really is disturbing from a pastoral point
> of view (I was a pastor for several years before attending law school).
> Why not textbooks that teach evolution without making religious claims?
>
(snip) ...

Have you seen biology textbooks (you used the passive voice, so I'm not
sure whether you mean the teachers teach it this way or the textbooks
teach it that way?) that teach that evolution excludes the possibility of
God? If so, I'm certainly against that!

Do textbooks (teachers?) teach evolution with a constant beratement of
religion? If so, I'm certainly against that!

Do textbooks have clear anti-religious statements? If so, I'm certainly
against that!

Do some textbooks teach evolution by making religious claims? If so, I'm
certainly against that.

Give examples of such a textbook. If you can't, it would seem you are
being a tad hyperbolic.

God's Peace,

Roger

P.S. BTW, I don't strongly one way or the other about the disclaimer
stickers. They could lead to a fruitful discussion of the philosophy of
science.

> Edward J. Hassertt
> Reason By Faith
> Auburn, Washington
>
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Received on Mon Jan 17 09:57:06 2005