‘Under God’?
by gigo7888 ~ September 24th, 2008. Filed under: news.
On tonight’s edition of ‘In the Know,’ we’ll be talking about religion and its role in the educational system.
In 2003, Texas passed a law mandating a full minute of morning silence for all grade levels. Although students are allowed to pray during the alloted time, there are other nonreligious activities in which they can engage in. Also, in 2007, Texas passed another law adding “one state under God” to the state’s pledge of allegiance.
Well one atheist family has had enough. They are challenging the laws that they say promote “improper religious activity.” Many, however, feel that is certainly not the case.
Joining us in the studio tonight is Sandra Jaramillo, President of Atheist Longhorns. We’ll be talking about these laws, as well as the current Texas curriculum. Should creationism be taught in our public schools? And should the Bible be anywhere near our students?
Be sure to tune in tonight at 8pm! If you’d like to comment on today’s topic, give us a call at 512-495-KVRX, or blog with us here at the site.
See you soon!
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*photo courtesy of The National Constitution Center*
September 24th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I wanted to correct something that I said wrong in the show. I said that ‘Darwin was religious’. He had the intent of becoming a clergyman before he went on his Galapagos trip. Later in life, he was open about his faithlessness, but early on, he didn’t necessarily have a faith to anyone’s knowledge (he went to a religious school but debated people openly). Back in that day, you joined religious affiliations because that’s where the money was for research. Same thing with Mendel. He was a monk because the church funded his research (he was probably really religious). Anyhow, I just wanted to correct what I said. Darwin wasn’t necessarily religious, he just wasn’t so openly against it when he was younger.