If anyone is interested in the Christian position about this evolution in Christian America, read the Evangelist T.T. Martin's booklet that was circulated during the 1925 Scopes Trial, It can be read on the Internet. It is Called "Hell in the High Schools." A very good "observation" from this Preacher who was contemporary with William Jennings Bryan, Phillip Morrow, and belong to the "Anti-evolutionary League."

Public Schools were originated in this Country for the purpose of people being able to read their Bibles, for the Bible was the only book many of them possessed. Go back into the archives of Harvard, Yale, and most college and you will find that they were established to "educate" the Preachers of the day, so that the people would "support and understand a Constitutional Republic" which could only be upheld and preserved by a knowledge of the Bible. As John Adams said in 1798, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people (Christian). It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other."

We must get back to LOCAL public school districts. The LOCAL School Board, elected by LOCAL people who are accountable to the LOCAL citizens. When FUNDING for LOCAL school districts went to the State level and Federal level, the LOCAL school board became a "rubber stamp" for the dictates of the political winds that blow in those places.

When you add to this "Funding situation", the 1963 Supreme Court ruling given to the atheist O'Hare to take Prayer and Bible reading from the Public schools, Public education has been "down hill" ever since.

What to do????????? 1. Local School Districts need to exist on LOCAL tax funds. If they only can provide "modulars" and "folks get their own way to school" than that's what is offered in the Public education. 2. REVERSE That dastardly decision, to take prayer & Bible reading from the Public Schools from the atheist O'Hare.

Public Education must be at the LOCAL LEVEL of government, answerable to the LOCAL taxpayers.

For God & Country

The American

Anyone know which section of the Constitution says the federal government has any say in education? What ever happened to the republicans (r) promise to eliminate the dept. of education? Insted they gave us more, "No Child Left Behind". If anyone still thinks there is a difference between the democrap leadership and republicrat leadership, remember it was Dubya and the Hero of Chappaquiddick that pushed "No Child Left Behind".

Teaching only Darwinism in schools is forcing those who believe in creationism to support a religion - the religion of no God. It is time to either quit teaching the unfounded sciences (Darwinism) or teach both theories.

Ruth Ann, you are so right. While I see Mr. Jacoby's point - and it is a good one - I DESPERATELY disagree with his comment that church and state are separate! That statement is patently false. Our Founders only said that Congress shall ESTABLISH NO religion. If one goes back to study the history of public schooling as Ruth Ann undoubtedly has, public schools were established to educate our children in morals via the Bible! The Bible was to be read and learned - in SCHOOL. We have to quit towing this falsehood that church and state are separate. Yes, Mr. Jacoby, we MUST have vouchers in order to give parents CHOICE, but here in Oklahoma, we've actually had our legislature sanction the teaching of the Bible in high school this session. If a voucher system were instituted here, many parents would move their kids to public schools with a more Biblical bend - not run away from them because they were state-run institutions. Let's make sure we're EDUCATING properly, those that don't know their Constitution and the history of public education - ie; liberals - not helping to build their case!

Anti-christian, anti-religious speech is trying very hard to gain a foothold in the public debate. Christopher Hitchings, Richard Dawkins and others are leading an organized attack on religion in general and Judeo/Christian beliefs specifically. Our school system and government are pushing the religion of humanism and evolution on our children, and many of their parents stand idly by as their children are sold a bill of goods - because they were taught the same claptrap. I am convinced that most Christian's don't understand what they say they believe in. The liberal churches teach govenment as the Good Samaratin and the social gospel espoused by the Berrigan Brother's and their ilk is rampant. The suburban churches teach the Gospel of prosperity and flee from the problems endemic to a fallen world. Dignity of man is found in Biblical Christianty and that is what needs to be taught everywhere: schools, halls of government, in the pulpits, in the streets,in the ghettos, in the abortion clinics and in homes - wherever there are ears to hear. Man's infinite and eternal meaning is found there in the pages of the Bible, therein man finds significance and man's endowment from his Creator. It is evident in the Declaration and the Constitution but it is seriously missing in the heart of much of America.

I am co-producing a documentary film entitled "IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America." Check it out here: www.indoctrinationmovie.com