Why is evolution taught in schools but NOT religion?

Question

Why is religion out-lawed in public schools, but evolution can be taught? Show me the difference between the two...

Answer 1

Nice question. Thank you for posting it.



In my opinion evolution is just another religion that has as a God Big Bang and calls its method of bringing into existence evolution by chance and not well organized creation. I am convinced it is in the school systems because of the so called Christians who do know that their so called religion is not the truth and thus were not able to overcome the arguments of the evolutionists in the court of law that did rule against the so called Christian religion being in the school systems.



One must never loose sight that this world system is not a permanent place for those who do see the pure constantly consistent truth. It is only a temporary home and thus as visitors they can not control the systems. Is it not amazing that the so called Christians do want to control this worldly system as if it is their permanent home and they do display the picture that this system is their permanent place to live. They want to change everything to comply with their standards.



Again in my opinion I do at times see this and do wonder which side these so called Christians are really on.



I am a "NO" and not a so called Christian. I am not happy that evolution as a religion is taught in the public schools and the true religion in my opinion can not be. I do want to see a change, but what can I do but wait on My god to either change it, show me what to do to work for a change, or just accept it as being the perfect plan of My God and just keep searching for the constantly consistent truth being content as it is. I choose to be content and pay no attention for now to the fact evolution is taught in the schools unless ask by someone like you about it. Then I do express my views as my views.



Now I will just smile and go on with the rest of my life and wait on my God to do what He wants to do. As far as I am concerned God is the boss and I am just a content tool.

Answer 2

First, I am an I Love Lucy fan too!!!



Second, I really don't know. I could take a guess and say that maybe they don't see evolution as being in any ones religion. Since they took out religion in the schools they have to have some way to teach the kids how we got on earth I guess. I don't think religion should be taught in school but I think that they should allow religious groups to have meetings at school. The only thing about it that I would be afraid of is that some nut would go around targeting the religious people and start hurting them. I think religion should be taught at home and place of worship so as not to mix up the religions. I also think that all religious holidays should be observed. When I was in school only Christian and Jewish holidays were observed and people were excused from being absent if it was one of those holidays. However, not everyone is a Christian or a Jewish person and they celebrate things at different times.

Answer 3

Evolution is a scientific theory which while not conclusively proven does have EVIDENCE to support it. It is not however a Religion or a Religious movement...unfortunately some loons cant see a difference.



Religion is mostly faith based, though people will also argue that the evidence is in the holy books, and the mere fact that so many believe it.



And again there is more than one religion in any nation in the world. If public schools were to teach any one religion...then that would be equivalent to imposing that religion on others who dont want it.

Answer 4

What is even more remarkable is that I have never known anyone who believed in the Biblical version of creation except for religious reasons. In this country, creationists are almost without exception fundamentalist christians, or at least uneducated christians from some other sect.



On the other hand, there is no example of anyone who has ever come to the conclusions of creationism or a universal flood by examination of the scientific evidence. No one who was not aware of the Biblical flood myth before hand has ever concluded that there was a universal flood by examination of the evidence. No molecular biologist has ever observed a genetic bottleneck in every living organims on the planet that occurred about 4500 years ago and then learned about the FLUD.



Evolution is the common unifying theme of biology. I think that you need to clarify the thread further and say that macroevolution or the origin of the universe should not be taught. Microevolution, or the changes that effect a population and gradually change them into a separate species or whatever, should be taught because it is science, it has been observed and documented. Maybe they should just keep out the theoretical stuff that has no eyewitness.

Answer 5

The separation of church and state is why religion is not taught at public schools, the human evolution is considered scientific than religious, because it can be mostly scientifically proved, it's based on proof and facts, not faith. This is why evolution is taught and public schools. Personally, I believe that the fact that religion is not taught at public school should be not a reason not to have a religion, a belief, morals.

Answer 6

Evolution is a scientific theory. A student is welcome to believe it our not. Religion, on the other hand, is something people generally believe in fervently or not at all. Religion is also so diverse that there is no way a public school could present the subject without offending someone. If you're that concerned, keep in mind that there are private and parochial schools that routinely teach religion, and, for all I know, shun evolution.

Answer 7

evolution IS religion. The question should be, why is ONE religion allowed (Darwinian evolution), but any other religious view NOT allowed in school.



That phrasing makes the real issue more obvious.



for more info, read what Dr. Gary Parker said (he authored five college biology textbooks while he was a believer in the religion of Darwinism, which he admits was a religion for him at the time). .



then he started to see that Darwinism is very unscientific and has NO basis in real science (it has no supporting evidence).



He said that while he was a biology teacher, he pushed his religion (Darwinism) in school all the time [and when he was a professor], and that there is no law against pushing religion in school, you just can't push the Christian religion in school, but you CAN push religion in school.



go to this link for an article in which Gary Parker shows how Darwinian evolution doesn't fit with science and therefore can't be true:



http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/cfol/ch2-selection.asp



Also, go here for more articles in the same vein by other top scientists:



http://www.answersingenesis.org



He has a very interesting testimony of the change in his life, when he realized Darwinism couldn't possibly be true and was just a false religion, instead of being real science.

Answer 8

Religion is outlawed just because it is religion, on the other hand evolution is not of a religious origin so therefore it can be taught. This has to do with the law of the Church and the states being separate.

Answer 9

Religion cannot be taught in schools because in the U.S. church and state are seperate. The only way religion could fairly be taught in school is if all religions were covered, and that's just impossible.



Also, people who are upset by the teaching of evolution in schools seem to disregard the fact that it is taught as a theory, not as fact. School texts won't tell your children that God or whatever higher power you subscribe to doesn't exist.

Answer 10

Religion was taught, but they found it unamerican to be taught in schools. I believed this happened, in 1930's? Earlier probably. Basically a groupd of scientists said they could prove it so we started teaching it as theory. Now we have reentered religion or the idea calling it the theory of creationism

creationism: everything was created by a supreme something, dont know what though or when or how.

Answer 11

Evolution is how we all evolved..religions are varied.....u wont teach religion at schools....unless u want a riot...and the the whole city as well getting involved in needless murder.Yea it can go to that extent.Plus it helps children realize that friends shud not be made on the basis of religion.School shud a place wher ur are free to talk to anybody meaning any religion.

Answer 12

The basic difference is that the politicians out-lawed religion in schools because they didn't want to leave out any religions that might be in the different schools. Evolution is a well-studied art and is not based on any one race, creed, or color.

Answer 13

The Taliban made sure religion was taught in schools.



Btw, as a Hindu, would you accpet that schools use the Vedas?



How about Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Animism etc?



Or will only Christianity be allowed?



Why bother teaching science at all, since religion has all the answers?

Answer 14

First of all, religion is outlawed in public school by the constitution, and the bill of rights...



Evolution has a basis in scientific research. When it is questioned, you can either do the work yourself, or find any amount of research to verify and validate the theories. Religion has no basis outside of faith. Any "evidence" that can be provided doesn't stand up to true testing.

Answer 15

Because Evolution is a scientific FACT based on mountains of evidence from fossils to direct observation.



Religion by very definition is based on FAITH which makes it NOT A SCIENCE.



And our constitution states very matter of factly, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". Therefore any State Sponsored school must not promote any religion over any other.

Answer 16

Who's religion would you have taught? Which would we choose? I am a Catholic and I would not want my children taught to follow other religions. Would you want your children taught to? But then again I do not rely on the government to educate or indoctrinate my sons. I teach them.But if you wonder not all Christians and theists have a problem with evolution. We just say we do not know and it does not matter.

Answer 17

Science and Religion could never get together, really.



Evolution is taught to us because evolution is science something that has based upon. it has theories, evidences, while in Religion all you can learn from there is nothing much but from the Bible. "Based on the book of...", "As read from the Bible...", they got no such thing solid nor concrete.



And that's what is wrong today, common people

always believe on something that has more concrete evidences, they almost never go and have that great form of action....Faith.

Answer 18

Because evolution has been scientifically proved. Religion has not. And there are many different religions out there. Which one would you teach? It's better to leave it alone as to not upset anyone.

Answer 19

evolution is like a scientific thing.

there's way too many religions in the world to teach every one of them to students. if u want ur kid to learn about religion, then spend all the money to send him to private school. public school is for the public, its for everyone, not just people of religion.

Answer 20

why? because of fact Evolution has to do with Biology. What with each and all of the crossing of the gametes to type new species, evolutionalised beings.. it is uncomplicated sufficient to describe from the Evolution point of view. because of fact it is in accordance with fact written down in textbooks that anybody can and has to communicate over with. it is what Biology is approximately isnt it - Evolution of species? do you think of no person could whinge if each and everything grew to become into defined in Biblical point of view? faith is an extremely very gentle concern, some little ones could argue with the instructor approximately faith, or maybe bypass returned homestead and whinge to their mom and dad that the instructor reported so-and-so (eg instructor reported Christianity is 'extra useful' than different religions like Islam. she reported God created us all. is it genuine mummy?) and the mummy could hotel a criticism that the instructor is brainwashing his scholars. so could you compromise that an answer from the Evolution point of view could be sufficient?

Answer 21

Why Not? Because we live in a secular society.



What is the difference? One is a religion the other is scientific.



No matter how big you type that it has not been proven does not make you right. It has been proven in both nature and the labratory. Your information is probly outdated.

Answer 22

Because there are many religions that preach too many diffirent things but evolution says one thing & stick to it as a proven fact. so, religions are causing more harm than good.

Answer 23

Because science is accepted as' fact'. Even if we dont beleive in it it is widely accepted. The best thing to do is to teach children what is Biblical fact and to arm them with the word of God so they know whats right and wrong in the real world.



In order to teach religion in school, you'd have to teach 'all religion' in school.

Answer 24

religious beliefs are against the evolution,...in any religion if u say human beings came from apes they'll say then what happened to adam and eve?they were no apes,,,,and besides,...there is only one evolution but there r soooooooo many different religous beliefs,and it is something very personal

Answer 25

Evolution has some basis in science. Religion is faith, so it's not incorporated in scientific education at schools.

Answer 26

No testable predictions can be derived from the creationst explanation.



Creationism has not made a single contribution to agriculture, medicine, conservation, foresty, pathology, or any other applied area of biology.



Creationism has yielded no classifications, no biogeographies, no underlying mechanisms, no unifying concepts with which to study organisms or life.

Answer 27

okay hear u go we have sunday school for teaching kids about religon

and at the other hand we have given a choice on what we migh belive like SPOUTANIOUS CREATION- meaning poof! we are hear.HIGHER POWER-god or some super naturl universal being created us.ALIENATION-we were brought by aliens as experiments etc. THEORY OF EVOULUTION-we slowly evolved in to humans. so these are the choice we are given to bleive or more if you whish if you want ur own?

Answer 28

Edna Bambrick

Answer 29

It's called separation of church and state. Religion is based on faith and science is based on research. Also, which religion should they teach in schools, Wicca, Muslim, Buddhism, Christianity? Say you pick Christianity, who gets to pick which sect? It's not practical, if you want your kids to learn about your religion send them to a religious school.

Answer 30

What Indiana jones with raiders of the lost ark had found was traces of primitive living human kind before our creator gave the universal gifts of life on planet earth.

The first modern civilisation was created in Egypt with the mastering of our creator's original universal gifts of life with the creation of the pyramid as landmark on planet earth.

By mastering evolution modern living human kind all ended up in executive suits with clubs on their shoulders and still living in caves with what went wrong out there on planet earth.

What can happened with Batman being blind as a Bat with the Joker with self lack of knowledge on planet earth.

Answer 31

Religion is false evolution is not. Evolution has been proved, that debate is over.

Answer 32

Because evolution is FACT and religion is MYTH

Answer 33

Money and power corrupts.



Whichever one the government would throw tons of money at would be what was taught in the schools

Answer 34

Evolution is based on scientific research.



Religion is based on lies & mythology.



See the difference?

Answer 35

Because in school people evolved from apes and in religion God created all.

Answer 36

because the ones who teach religion are afraid they will see the truth the light

Answer 37

They used to teach that at my elementary school. Some people were pulled out by their parents, but I used to love it.

Answer 38

Religion is BS.

Answer 39

i firmly believe in god, but whereas evolution can be rooted in science, there are many relighions. gotta play fair i suppose. there is always parocial schools

Answer 40

because Democrats are afraid that people might find out the truth, and lose even more of their base.

Answer 41

because evolution is fact and religion is...well...it's just silly.

Answer 42

Because I said so.

Answer 43

BECAUSE RELIGION GIVES US FREE WILL ..

BUT EVOLUTION DOES NOT .. !!