Comments on: Promoting religious advocacy for secularism

By: Revolutionary FreeThought « Skeptigator

Revolutionary FreeThought « Skeptigator — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:23:13 +0000

[...] have also posted over on FreeThought Fort Wayne’s blog about a need to cultivate religious advocacy of secularism in America. I now have a better understanding that I wasn’t proposing anything [...]

By: The Future of FreeThought « Skeptigator

The Future of FreeThought « Skeptigator — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:22:51 +0000

[...] I’ve said it before and I say it again, we really should promote advocacy for secular government within the religious community. [...]

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:21:21 +0000

I would love to see more taught in schools about history and government during the foundation of the United States.

I fear we will run into the same roadblock to progress that evolution has in science classes. That of course is how religious fundamentalists are trying to drive a wedge into our public education system by making secular people appear as though they are not allowing “alternative” theories such as ID to be taught side by side.

The fundamentalists would cry foul the moment we tried to incorporate more secular education.

Thankfully Intelligent Design is extremely flawed and a born-again version of creationism.

I don’t think the only goal of fundamentalists is to get ID in schools, but rather to create doubt and uncertainty in general, and to minimize the effectiveness of secualr attempts at education. It’s like republican politics. Pick something stupid to rant and rave about until it creates enough of a problem and diversion that the opponents have to waste time and energy dispelling stupidity and defending rationality.

By: thewordofme

thewordofme — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:12:02 +0000

I literally shudder to think of Islam or scientology or Catholics or Baptists taking over control of anything.

Enjoyed your post. Stop by and say hi sometime.