Submitted by Steven Waters (not verified) on February 13, 2008 - 18:09.
I was astounded by the anti-Christian tone of this article. I consider myself to be an educated individual (undergraduate degree in music education, and graduate degree in education technology), a conservationist, and pretty open-minded about many things. I even believe that the THEORY (not yet proven) of evolution should be presented in the classroom. What bothers me as a Christian is that this theory is espoused and forced upon the students in such a way as to disprove the involvement of a higher Being in the creation of our world and not as a possible explanation for how we all came to be. While I don't think that evolution should be deleted from the curriculum, I do believe that it should be presented in a neutral manner. To many Christians, many in the scientific community and educators of science appear to have created a religion of Evolutionism. Scientists who reject any involvement of a Higher Being who directed and continues to direct our universe seem to be more close-minded than Christian students who are required to accept something so against their core beliefs.
Your article came across as extremely anti-Christian and very close-minded. It was offensive to me as a professional educator, editorial in its content (which to my way of thinking an article to inform should not be) and therefore nothing but an attempt at indoctrination. Hmmm,, reminds me a lot of how Stalin conducted the Soviet Union. Everyone has a right to espouse an opinion but Edutopia should be ashamed of itself to pass this off as an informative, unbiased article. There was no room in this editorial for discussion, and no allowance for legitimate concerns of Christian parents who, by the way, pay the salary of all public educators including many who teach in state colleges and universities. They, therefore, have a right to have input on how information is presented to their children. Christopher Scott sounds just as narrow-minded as the religious zealots who refused to accept the fact that the earth was round or that the earth revolved around the sun.
I was astounded by the
Submitted by Steven Waters (not verified) on February 13, 2008 - 18:09.
I was astounded by the anti-Christian tone of this article. I consider myself to be an educated individual (undergraduate degree in music education, and graduate degree in education technology), a conservationist, and pretty open-minded about many things. I even believe that the THEORY (not yet proven) of evolution should be presented in the classroom. What bothers me as a Christian is that this theory is espoused and forced upon the students in such a way as to disprove the involvement of a higher Being in the creation of our world and not as a possible explanation for how we all came to be. While I don't think that evolution should be deleted from the curriculum, I do believe that it should be presented in a neutral manner. To many Christians, many in the scientific community and educators of science appear to have created a religion of Evolutionism. Scientists who reject any involvement of a Higher Being who directed and continues to direct our universe seem to be more close-minded than Christian students who are required to accept something so against their core beliefs.
Your article came across as extremely anti-Christian and very close-minded. It was offensive to me as a professional educator, editorial in its content (which to my way of thinking an article to inform should not be) and therefore nothing but an attempt at indoctrination. Hmmm,, reminds me a lot of how Stalin conducted the Soviet Union. Everyone has a right to espouse an opinion but Edutopia should be ashamed of itself to pass this off as an informative, unbiased article. There was no room in this editorial for discussion, and no allowance for legitimate concerns of Christian parents who, by the way, pay the salary of all public educators including many who teach in state colleges and universities. They, therefore, have a right to have input on how information is presented to their children. Christopher Scott sounds just as narrow-minded as the religious zealots who refused to accept the fact that the earth was round or that the earth revolved around the sun.