Should Creationism Be Taught in Public Schools?

Debate over science and religion continues as we approach Darwin's 200th birthday

By U.S. News Staff

January 26, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Should creationism be taught in public schools? On one hand, some argue that treating the Bible as a threat blocks a legitimate avenue of study. On the other, opponents say that to deny natural selection is to ignore fact and that, with the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth approaching, the debate should have ended long ago. What do you think? Post your thoughts.

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I'm reading these comments and I want to post another one. To those who say that both are plausible theories you need to rethink what you're saying. Evolution has science to back it up, and all of creationism is based off of what is said in the Bible, which in my opinion is completely fictatious. Creationism shouldn't be taught in science, and I agree like so many others that if people want to learn creationism in school, they need to create a course on world religions and teach it there and not in a biology classroom. I'll say this, when creationism has as many facts and as much proof as evolution I would be fine to see it taught in biology. But for now it has little to no proof and therefore has no place in a science class.

Tennessee of TN 3:56PM February 05, 2012

In my opinion, I think that creationism shouldn't be taught in schools. I think that if every religion had the same beliefs on creationism, or every person in the country was either a christian or atheist it would be okay to teach both. But the United States is comprised of many religions besides christianity and therefore it shouldn't be taught. Also- Separation of Church and State, the federal government needs to step in and declare this unconstitutional.

John Matthews of TN 3:37PM February 05, 2012

School is for learning about our universe and other relevant subjects, not brainwashing kids into believing that a magic man in the sky created the universe, or that you must kill homosexuals, or that the world is flat, or any of that absurd religious rubbish.

Joey of MI 9:55AM January 14, 2012

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