re: #806 Sharmuta

OK, Sharmuta, I would love to know how it would violate the Constitution. Are you thinking about the establishment clause of the first amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”? What law would Congress be making in this case?

Dr. Benjamin Rush, a leading founding father who was known as “America’s doctor”, was in the vanguard of the push for free public education, believing, as others did, that the most important function of education was to teach children to read their Bibles. His long written treatise as to why the Bible should be the main text in the public schools can be googled and read today. The Founders would be astounded at the marginalization of the Bible in public education today.

As to the definition of “theory”: no matter how you define “theory”, or I define “plenary” or “inerrant” inspiration, the fact remains, and always will remain, that origins cannot be proven. Darwinians can’t prove evolution, and Bible believers can’t prove creation. What we each have is a belief system. And in the ongoing battle of the Chucks, I’m going with Heston (as Moses) over Darwin.