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Why must we have intelligent design and/or creationism taught in school biology classes?

Is "science" not generally stuff that can be observed tangibly and measured?

Is creationism and intelligent design not a myth- or at most a hypothesis?

How much does it really matter to the general public how the world originated?

Discuss.

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Re: Multiple Issues

[saratoga80.livejournal.com]

>Belief in a higher power does not necessarily constitute "religious"

In the matter of public policy, that's a distinction without a difference.

>The Amishnare exempt from SS, but I don't remember the Mennonites being also (Minor point of detail)

The Mennonites, except those employed by non-Mennonite employers, are exempt:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0301802270
(I lived near a very large Mennonite community for a while in northern NY)

The Amish and Mennonites do pay all other taxes - along with a number of Old Order churches. They cannot receive social security, unemployment or similar payroll-based tax-funded programs.

-- Rich

Re: Multiple Issues

[fuego.livejournal.com]

The Amish and Mennonites do pay all other taxes - along with a number of Old Order churches. They cannot receive social security, unemployment or similar payroll-based tax-funded programs.

Yeah, I knew this. I'm from Lancaster, remember? heheh

It makes sense about the Mennonites too...I'm kinda surprised that I didn't know this really. PA has the highest concentration of Mennonites in the country, according to several sources that I've read (But not trhe highest concentration of Amish...that's either Nebraska or Ohio, I don't remember which)