Religion Attempt of Takeover

Alejandro Oliver Reyes

Mrs.Cumminsky

Honors CA 2

November 14, 2015

Religion Attempt of Takeover

“In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and that include people who believe in Genesis is a myth and that creation involved a process called evolution and consumed billions of years.” Phillip E. Johnson.There have been debates whether creationism should be taught in school. Creationism should not be taught in schools because not everyone believes in the same religion, it could cause a huge amount of conflict, and it goes against the American way, but I will also write some objections and my responses to them.

Creationism is a belief that not everyone agrees with. Everyone here in the U.S. is not the same religion and that is a fact. Schools should not preach about god, when some don’t even believe in him. Other religions also don't tell the story the same way so many students would not want to learn that. Teaching creationism could also cause a huge amount of conflict. We don't know how extreme and devoted some people are to their religion. We can see that in the past, there have been war and terrorist acts because of religion. Students could possibly start hurting each other because of their beliefs. Teaching this topic is also against the American way. America is the land of the free and to allow people to have their right to freedom of religion. If we teach students creationism, then we are basically forcing students to believe in god and religion.

There are also many other people that want creationism to be taught in schools. Some people say that both sides should be taught. They say that students should learn what creationism is. They also say that it is a freedom of speech. They say that they're allowed