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Originally Posted by Ramrod
I will go f'kin ape if a teacher tries to teach my kids ID! Religious education I tolerate because that is the main religion of the country we live in and a working knowledge of the bible is a useful thing......but ID isn't religion. It's a certain point of view that arises from religion. As such, imo it should possibly be relegated to an after school club for anyone interested in it.
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The thread has descended into just attack christianity which is wrong.
I have no problem with "creationism" i.e the story in the bible, being taught in RE studies. No problem at all.
I was taught it at an RC school, kids are smarter than you think and will question it, and usually dismiss it as soon as they have their first biology and physics lessons. If they decide, usually in adult later life, they want to immerse themselves in a particular faith then they can believe what they like.
I remember aged 7 being told that God had no beginning and no end, and I argued with the teacher that didn't make sense and that something has to start somewhere after five minutes I was told to be quiet as that was how it was so don't argue - there and then began my scepticism of religion.
What I DO object to is the teaching of ID because here they are trying to pass religion off as science and that is wholly wrong and will confuse kids.