Tonight I read a post in Rachael's Blog about an op-ed piece in The New York Times from December 4th entitled "Evolution and Texas". The article is about Christine Comer, the former Director of Science of the Texas Education Agency, having to resign from her job because she forwarded an email about a talk by a professor who does not believe in creationism. I agree with Rachael's opinion on whether or not creationism and/or evolution should be taught in schools; however, Rachael seems to be much more tolerant of teaching creationism even though she does not believe in it. Her point of tolerance in learning both sides of the story is definitely valid, but creationism is not science, it is religion. Last time I checked, it was a science class, not a class in church. I definitely do not believe in creationism and I dont think that teaching proper science will be hurting the knowledge of children of religious Christians who believe in creationism. If evolution wasn't taught in schools, however, I really believe the knowledge of the children in those schools would be compromised. Also, I am not saying the creationism should not be mentioned at all, especially in extremely religious areas, but it should be mentioned minimally so that the view can be put out there but not discussed as one of the main topics of the class.
Even though what I am going to say next might offend some people, that is a risk I am willing to take. I am sick and tired of extremely religious people trying to force their views on everyone else. I don't like the fact that they want to teach creationism in school because that is what the bible says happened. I don't like the fact that they are trying to completely outlaw abortion and force women into having children, instead of letting women be free to make their own decisions about what is best for them. I don't like the fact that they disagree with gay marriages and are fighting to ensure that gay marriages wont be recognized, instead of being able to open their minds to people who are different from them, and allow those people to marry whomever they love regardless of gender. I am sick of them fighting against stem cell research, which could really help to be able to treat horrible diseases, because a fertilized egg is what they classify as a baby. I know that I am going on a bit of a rant, and I am not saying that religious people are bad people, but I really wish they would be open to the fact that not everyone in our country is the same as them. Instead of allowing the freedoms that people have to make their own decisions about their own lives, they believe that the bible should dictate the lives of everyone in the United States. Well I have to tell them that I don't read their bible, I don't live my life according to their bible, and I am not going to try to take their bible away from them. So why are they trying to limit my freedoms and the freedoms of my fellow Americans when we are not trying to limit their freedoms? It just doesnt seem all that open-minded to me.
In conclusion, I definitely agree with what Rachael said in her blog and I am glad I read the article.
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