[mlc9852]

Why are you against God? For generations the Bible was read in schools and teachers prayed and everyone survived. I don't understand why people are against God in school. This nation was founded by people who believed in God and wanted to worship God and thanked God for this nation. Why all of a sudden must God be kicked out of schools and other institutions? Whose idea was this? The majority of Americans who believe in God and believe in creationism? Or was it a small, radically atheist group with the help of judges who see the Constitution as something to be overcome?

[WildTurkey]

Why are you against God?

Did God tell you that? Nothing in his post infers that.

[WildTurkey]

Why all of a sudden must God be kicked out of schools and other institutions?

Why do yo distort. No one here has ever said that. In fact, many have supported the teaching of religions in a RELIGION class. But not in a science class.

[Junior]

We're not against God. Hell, I'm one of the Almighty's biggest fans (and probably His most argumentative one at that). What we're against is a particular interpretation of Scripture -- one that flies in the face of all the physical evidence. We're against the dishonest tactics and claims of those promoting creationism and ID. I personally believe that creationism is Satan's greatest gambit to discredit Christianity yet conceived.

[Dimensio]

Why are you against God?<'/i>

To which "God", out of the thousands worshipped throughout human history, do you refer?

[Zeroisanumber]

Why are you against God? For generations the Bible was read in schools and teachers prayed and everyone survived. I don't understand why people are against God in school.

I'm an Atheist. I went to school with Jews, Muslims, and a sprinkling of Hindus, Bhuddists, and others. For them, and for me, the idea of praying to a Christian God (or any god in my case) was deeply offensive. We do not live in a land where everyone is of the same opinion on the nature of the afterlife, and to have a government institution promote one faith (or any faith) is both wrong and unconstitutional.

I don't have a problem with Christianity itself, and I acknowledge that many of the founders were Christians. But to your question, a question: Why can't you keep your faith part of your private life? How is it made stronger by the government promoting it?

[narby]

Why all of a sudden must God be kicked out of schools and other institutions?

I support prayer in schools. I think the more Christianty in schools, the better (although I'm sensitive to how Jews think about this). And within a reasonable interpretation of the First Amendment.

But there just is no reason to believe that Genesis procribes Evolution, except in some peoples interpretations that I don't agree with.

And Evolution, despite all the bleating around here, I am firmly convinced as fact. I do not want to teach children false science, merely to ease the sensibilities of a few fundamentalist Christians (you do realize that the Catholic church and other major denominations do not have a problem with Evolution).

God does not manhandle the earth in its orbit around the sun. And I don't believe that Genesis says that God zapped man into existence in 6 litteral days. Gravity and orbital mechanics (created by God) takes care of the planet, and Evolution (created by God) takes care of life.

No problem.