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Creationism fails the Lemon test established by the Supreme Court in Lemov vs. Kurtzman: Under the Lemon test, a government-sponsored message violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment if: (1) it does not have a secular purpose, (2) its principal or primary effect advances or inhibits religion, or (3) it creates an excessive entanglement of the government with religion.
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should mention creationism. It's a longstanding belief which should be addressed on the grounds of scientific verifiability, not on emotional grounds of constitutionality or religious tolerance.
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Creationism is in no way provable and provides very few plausible, verifiable arguments for its validity. Moreover, it is a longstanding belief that the moon is made of green cheese but we don't teach that.
I believe in God. I do not believe in the church's interpretation of Creation. I do not believe that Moses' words translated from language to language to language and manipulated several times by the church should be taken to be the literal truth.
title: 'Re: even science-based courses...'
text: 'Creationism is in no way provable and provides very few plausible, verifiable arguments for its validity. Moreover, it is a longstanding belief that the moon is made of green cheese but we don't teach that.
I believe in God. I do not believe in the church's interpretation of Creation. I do not believe that Moses' words translated from language to language to language and manipulated several times by the church should be taken to be the literal truth.'
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date: 2005-09-28 01:29:55
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