That's really an interesting idea.It looks like this comes from a private school so it's the parents choice as to how they educate their kids.
I don't think there are many people who want religion taught in public schools, however there is much support for teaching Intelligent Design which is Creationism without the scriptures and reference to God. It is being promoted by the Discovery Institute, a politically conservative think tank in the US. All the leading proponents of intelligent design are associated with the Institute and believe the designer to be the Christian deity. By avoiding direct reference to God and the Bible, it's hoped that it will get through the courts. If it does, it will be taught in many public schools.
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As long as it's not taught as science, I have no problem with discussing intelligent design as a possibility. It's a very good means to teach the scientific method and provides a better understanding of what science is and what science is not.
An interesting concept is one in which God could have created all this evidence to make it appear as if the Earth was billions of years old. That idea is also expressed as Solipsism, a very deep and useful logical construct. In my opinion, teaching this to children has the effect of separating their developing religious faith with the physical evidence that can be measured, which is what science should do.
However, I don't like the idea of teaching Intelligent Design in public schools for several reasons.
Intelligent Design is a very thinly veiled attempt to teach the creation story as portrayed in the Bible. Our schools are filled with children being raised as Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, agnostic, and atheist. Better the schools stick to science and leave the supernatural explanations to parents and churches.
The primary goal of science is to discover and explain our world. Intelligent Design does neither. It's sole purpose is to support an existing believe. It uses science to do that while ignoring all scientific evidence that might discredit that belief. This is not science and certainly should not be taught in a science classroom.
If parents want Intelligent Design taught to their children, they are free to send their children to private schools or they can teach them at home or through their church. Our country is falling behind the rest of the world in science education. We need to use our classroom hours to teach the basics of real science.
>> KANSAS CITY, KS—As the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools continues, a new controversy over the science curriculum arose Monday in this embattled Midwestern state. Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning are now asserting that the long-held "theory of gravity" is flawed, and they have responded to it with a new theory of Intelligent Falling.
"Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence, 'God' if you will, is pushing them down," said Gabriel Burdett, who holds degrees in education, applied Scripture, and physics from Oral Roberts University.
... According to the ECFR paper published simultaneously this week in the International Journal Of Science and the adolescent magazine God's Word For Teens!, there are many phenomena that cannot be explained by secular gravity alone, including such mysteries as how angels fly, how Jesus ascended into Heaven, and how Satan fell when cast out of Paradise.
The ECFR, in conjunction with the Christian Coalition and other Christian conservative action groups, is calling for public-school curriculums to give equal time to the Intelligent Falling theory. They insist they are not asking that the theory of gravity be banned from schools, but only that students be offered both sides of the issue "so they can make an informed decision." <<
-- Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory