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Asked in an interview with the Guardian if he was comfortable with the teaching of creationism in schools, [Archbishop of Canterbury] Dr Rowan Williams said: "Ah, not very."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4828238.stm

Yup! hes got the same opinion as me.

Discuss religion in the correct theatre. For example in religious education class, not during science lessons.

I think thats the failing with american schools to be honest, theres no "religious education" lessons to discuss topics like this in, so they feel compelled to force it in with other lessons that just dont make sense.

Add a new lesson to your curriculum covering religions of the world in your class, dont involve prayer it doesnt belong in a non-church school, but give kids the opportunity to learn about different religions around the world as over here. Ive visited mosques, synagogues, churches discussed ethics with rabbis, canons, vicars, and imams and various other religious leaders. Ive also discussed things through with athiests and agnostic group leaders.

This is all through my school in Religious Education lessons. Its left me a more rounded person, I am familiar with all there is to know about creationism, and also theories surrounding vishnu and co.

Why the hell cant american schools get the same idea?

Id just be happy if the Book of Revelation was excised from the collection. Makes folks around here act really [twirls fringer around ear] nutso.

Somebody asked Bush if his apocalyptic mindset affected foreign policy yesterday. Ohhhh, the uncomfortable silence, then stuttering denial.

Id just be happy if the Book of Revelation was excised from the collection. Makes folks around here act really [twirls fringer around ear] nutso.

Somebody asked Bush if his apocalyptic mindset affected foreign policy yesterday. Ohhhh, the uncomfortable silence, then stuttering denial.

Aye, its all a bit fire-and-brimstone, expecting the "Rapture" and all that.

Anyone read any of the "Left Behind" series of books? Ive read on or two - interesting story about the end of the world, Rapture, Rise of the AntiChrist etc and I gather the Second Coming. But also a bit weird.

I do wonder what Bush et al think of loving and praying for enemies, turning the other cheek, those who live by the sword die by the sword, etc. Maybe doesnt consider the invasion of Iraq to be a war. Sigh.

I know this is totally off topic now but you know - I think Saddam would have been better left in power. He obviously knew how to keep the warring factions in Iraq under control.

Firstly they really muffed up after the invasion, Bush didnt put enough troops in to keep the peace. As it stands we have no proof either way that they are better or worse off. In the long term they might be better off but we will never know, they could have been a lot better off than they are now though.

Really all you have to do to get most BACs going is to suggest switching around the first six days in the creation bit so that the making of the sun comes before light, it really pees them off ... :mutley:

Not just preferentila treatment, he opressed everyone and killed/tortured those that were judged to be any threat. He included families in the torture not just the suspect so a man being taken in could see his wife and children tortured or murdered.

The Sadam regime wasnt a walk in the park

The Sadam regime wasnt a walk in the park

Yeah, but thinking that a vacuum of power in an arab country full of clashing tribes, somehow creates natural democracy instead of insurgency and violence is pretty naive.

Make a mistake? Ask the jerk for empirical proof that believing in something that cannot be seen is a mistake.

Religion can do some folks good, but when its taken to its extreme, like insisting on teaching creationism when there is compelling evidence that its bogus--thats when youve taken the train to stoopidville.