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nwr
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Message 178 of 178 (262879)
11-24-2005 9:41 AM
Reply to: Message 177 by rogerw1
11-24-2005 8:44 AM


Welcome to evcforum, rogerw1.
-its purpose may not be to aid religion-it must have a 'valid secular purpose'
-its effect may neither advance nor inhibit religion
-it may not foster excessive entanglement between religion and government
I'm guessing that your anthropology class was at college, rather than at a high school. It is very unlikely that the supreme court would interfere in a college, unless it is a state institution and unless the particular class is a required class (one that every student must take).
If there is a problem with bias in a college class, it might be best to take it up within that college. I'm not sure how, because the way to do that varies from college to college. Maybe you can get information from the academic dean's office.
I can tell you this more that half of the required readings reference genisis and clearly show the negative bias towards it. scientest make a big deal that science is the proof there is no need to debunk someones belief in god right ?
Not having attended your class, I can't say much on this.
In my opinion, it would be poor teaching to denigrate God, but it is perfectly appropriate to provide evidence that parts of genesis are stories (fables) and are not historically correct.
It's a bit hard to comment further, without details of what is taught that you consider to be wrong.
dont blame the bile it was written by man in a different culture and time
I agree with that sentiment. While genesis might not be an accurate history, it is part of our cultural heritage. I'm not an anthropologist, so I don't know to what extent cultural heritage and cultural history is considered to be part of that discipline.

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