Creationism IS NOT Science and SHOULD NOT Be Taught as Science
By webreporter on Nov 10, 2008 in RELIGION - OR LACK OF
The debate continues….
What exactly is creationism and should it be taught in public schools?
The articles recently published in The Lang Report were a cause for much controversy, judging by the comment they generated. They are:
Iraq a Holy War? Even Some Creationists Have a Problem with Sarah Palin
Creationism North of the Bible Belt
A Comment on Sarah Palin and Creationism from a Foreigner
Sarah Palin Wants Creationism Taught in School,
Doctor Adam Rutherford has told Teachers TV News he has serious concerns over the findings of a survey on creationism in the classroom.
Nearly a third (33%) of teachers, who responded to an email poll for Teachers TV, think creationism or intelligent design should be given the same status as evolution.
Of the 248 science teachers who responded, 18% agreed that the two very different theories should have equal status.
Dr Rutherford says that science teachers with those views need retraining or should be taken out of the classroom if they refuse to change their opinion.
The dictionary defines creationism as: the belief in the literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible.
As a “belief system” it is our position that creationism should be taught in parochial schools….not public schools.
Here is Dr. Rutherford on VIDEO
AROUND the BLOGOSPHERE:
Creationism in schools row. Nope it's not Kansas - Before the survey came out, Rutherford made a film for Teachers TV discussing the teaching of creationism in schools, and interviews Michael Reiss who at the time was still in post at the Royal Society as director of education. ...
'Significant minority' of teachers want creationism in schools - Almost three in 10 teachers disagree with the government's guidelines on teaching evolution and would like creationism to be taught in science lessons, according to a survey.
Louisiana Creationism: “Double, double toil and trouble” - Where will Louisiana schools search for their supplemental materials? The law was written so they can go dumpster-diving through the creationists’ pseudo-scientific trash — the kind discussed here: Discovery Institute: Their Recommended ...
Creationism In Schools? - Should science teachers talk about creationism?
Evolution, Creation, Stupidity - And he is very wrong, a school, even a public school, CAN teach creation if they want (it is a PUBLIC school, by law what the PUBLIC wants taught is what gets taught), they just can't DEMAND it be taught if the school board and ...
Creationism and the classroom - The poll, published to coincide with a week of programming dedicated to the evolution debate, also revealed that nearly a third (30.1%) of schools already consider creationism or intelligent design to some extent during science lessons. ...
2 Comment(s)
By Valerie on Nov 13, 2008 | Reply
Evolution is NOT science, and should not be taught in schools! Is there any concrete proof that anything evolved, that is from nothing to something? (Of course “evolution” takes place everyday, but not from the goo to form. More so it takes place in situations like I sat in the sun too long so now my hair is bleached more than yesterday.) Where are all the in between species? Oh, maybe they found so called “Lucy,” but she flunked the test. There is NO absolute proof for evolution, just as there is NO absolute proof that everything was designed by a creator. So, why don’t we teach both in school, and call them THEORIES, which is what they are. No need to get all worked up. And, if you look at life especially at the molecular level, I’d say it looks incredibly complex and orderly to me. Not so much like a big bang or bunch of goo swirled together. Why get so hot and bothered by another theory being presented? Children should be able to decide for themselves.
By SpeerSword on Feb 24, 2009 | Reply
Creationism is not a theory, it is a made up story where the only proof is ‘Prove that it didn’t happen’. Evolution has nothing to do with the creation of the world or life or anything. It basically says that life ‘evolves’ through natural selection, which is living things that have traits that are more sutiable to survive will reproduce and eventually that trait will become dominant through out the species. Don’t comment unless you are informed, k thx.