Things are getting a little ridiculous. We have had a lawsuit because the judge in Georgia wouldn't remove the Ten Commandments from the county courthouse. To this I say, GET OVER IT! No one is forcing you to go over and READ THEM. Unfortunately, the courts disagreed with me.
Then we have students suing a college because it required them to read "Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations," which contains 35 passages from the sacred book of Islam before they arrived. First of all, suing a college because "I don't wanna read that" is stupid. If you don't like it, find another college. Second of all, reading a book that goes against your religion only helps you understand other people’s views. It in no way requires you to agree with them.
Now we have a court ruling against placing stickers on text books that say:
“This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered.”
This sticker was placed on the books after the school received over 2,000 complaints from parents because the book taught evolution as fact without mentioning opposing theories such as creationism. Personally I think we should teach kids BOTH and let them decide what they believe in. However, even if the book only teaches evolution, why is it wrong to warn students that what they are reading is a theory and they should keep an open mind? Actually, I think they should keep an open mind about almost EVERYTHING they are being taught. It's important to think for yourself and to question things. If no one did that, many of the things we know today would never have been discovered.
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