Monday, September 26, 2005

Alternative Creation Theories?

If the government wants to allow schools to expand their 'science' cirriculum beyond scientifically based creation theories, and teach religion-based theories, shouldn't they include theories taught by other religious groups (such as Native American and other indiginous peoples) as well as Judeo-Christian based creation stories? Shouldn't we learn how one tribe's ancestors crawled out of a hole in the earth, or another tribe emerged from the womb of a turtle? I'm sure there are a great diversity of creation stories and myths that could be presented as viable theories - probably enough to completely fill a student's schedule for several semesters, anyway. Or should we just stick to science in the schools, and leave religion to the churches, mosques, tabernacles, synagogues, dioceses, and other religious institutions or organizations?