Last night was an election night like those conducted in so many in local towns and counties since the first colonists set foot on these shores in 1607 and like so many elections since then, several hot button issues have dominated. In Kansas, where technically it wasn’t an election night, a hot button issue was voted on nonetheless. The hot button issue was evolution or creation; depending on what side you come down on. The Kansas State Board of Education voted to enact a new science policy, which mandates the teaching of creationism, along side evolution in science class.

Why are so many Christians, who claim to endorse the principle of separation of church and state supporting an imposition of fundamentalist doctrine into the public schools (and please no comments about how its not in the constitution, we here at the Phalanx keep a copy in our wallets)? There is no question that intelligent design is not a scientific theory it is spiritual. The issue is not whether evolution is accurate or not, as any intelligent scientist would have to admit, evolution is a theory which cannot be scientifically and categorically proven, but it is a SCIENTIFIC theory of the origin of man. It would be a disservice to science students to teach that evolution is fact. On the other hand, creationism is not of the scientific realm. Belief in creation is not prefaced in an ability to prove or disprove its tenets. Belief is rooted in faith.

Christians who want to raise their children to be mindful of that faith should reinforce those spiritual beliefs at home and in church or they can do like so many committed families and send their children to a private school, where they can ensure that their children receive an educated rooted in faith, after all, why have children if you can’t afford to give them the tools they need to succeed in life. Parents who send their children to state schools, should not expect the state to endorse a particular spiritual or moral beliefs. We either stand by the Constitution or we oppose it. But Christian, Muslim and Jew alike must embrace the rule of law, rather than bend that law to suit their own ends.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3448104