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Old 24-01-2015, 21:31   #52
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Re: Government withdraws funding for schools that teach Creationism

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You appear to be comparing evidence with belief/theory - I'm not a supporter of Creationism being taught in favour of or replacing science. In fact I don't know of anyone who had that at school (other than the essential atheist collective who will happily tell us the same tales of wild-eyed schoolmasters 'demanding' they believe every word of the bible.....).
Nah not really.

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A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
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A widely held but false belief or idea.
Any institution teaching the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum teaches YEC. There are about 50 of those.

Independent Islamic schools, amongst others, will likewise be teaching YEC.

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Selectively deferring to them then
Absolutely. Anyone who defers to anyone or anything completely either has profound disabilities and is forced to do so by these or is a waste of grey matter.

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You're the only one who has mentioned it - in fact I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone on CF suggest that.
I have. Completely with quotes from Answers in Genesis as I remember.

No matter.
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