tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post6732781829394245523..comments2023-10-06T11:13:20.836-04:00Comments on Izgad: Young Earth Creationists Want Your History Textbooks TooIzgadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-84625338873082533742010-02-21T13:58:25.234-05:002010-02-21T13:58:25.234-05:00There is a difference in that private institutions...There is a difference in that private institutions pushing their beliefs are doing it with their money. (No I do not support federal money going to faith based initiatives.) When a government institution does it they are doing it with other people’s money. When I first came to Ohio State, my advisor sat me down and lectured me about being careful about what I say about religion and politics lest Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-35614133612388714162010-02-21T12:35:10.075-05:002010-02-21T12:35:10.075-05:00" I ask all of you, dear readers, who believe..." I ask all of you, dear readers, who believe in government controlled public schools, how can you trust the government to not abuse this power to ideologically indoctrinate your children?"<br /><br />-Because I trust everybody else even less. I have worked both at public and privately owned universities and the difference is that at a public university nobody tries to control the Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-73968136899560858322010-02-15T10:43:58.798-05:002010-02-15T10:43:58.798-05:00You can also fund schools by selling advertising s...You can also fund schools by selling advertising space. We get Nike to fund sports by allowing them to put their swoosh symbol everywhere. Let Nike compete with the Catholic Church for the chance to be able to put a swoosh or a crucifix in every classroom.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-11082140980036200402010-02-15T10:40:58.900-05:002010-02-15T10:40:58.900-05:00PrincessMax,
I have a business opportunity for y...PrincessMax, <br /><br />I have a business opportunity for you and a chance to make the world a better place (depending on what holds a greater appeal to you). Why don’t you open the PrincessMax Open School for Tolerance and Educational Investments? You can allow anyone you want to attend no matter their creed or skin color. You can also offer poor children the opportunity to put themselves down Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-39401011242379846902010-02-15T10:19:00.163-05:002010-02-15T10:19:00.163-05:00I support government funded education because with...I support government funded education because without it, different assholes would deny non-white kids and poor kids the ability to read and write. Basics first, then nuance.PrincessMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197008991622181061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-62877533400537806722010-02-15T08:29:42.595-05:002010-02-15T08:29:42.595-05:00Of course, I also support school vouchers. The gov...Of course, I also support school vouchers. The government shouldn't pay for the sectarian aspects of the education, but it should indeed pay for any part of the curriculum that meets the relevant educational standards in science, history, etc.Mikewind Dale (Michael Makovi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08590233386034506578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-11702356607896911672010-02-15T08:27:02.245-05:002010-02-15T08:27:02.245-05:00Here, we further read, "In science class, you...<a href="http://home.att.net/~dmcleroy/" rel="nofollow">Here</a>, we further read, "In science class, you—the grassroots—stood up to the left and their friends in the education science lobby and won a major victory for scientific integrity—a victory that has increased in importance with the recent scandal of the far-left’s politicizing of global warming. New standards that scientifically Mikewind Dale (Michael Makovi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08590233386034506578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-73643288967623207422010-02-15T08:19:47.595-05:002010-02-15T08:19:47.595-05:00You make a good point about using only private boo...You make a good point about using only private books by historians and not textbooks.<br /><br />Actually, I think McLeroy has a lot of basis. It is true that the textbooks have been underplaying the religious elements of American political culture.<br /><br />As for creationism: I wrote an extremely lengthy letter to McLeroy, articulating my concerns. I told him that history and science should Mikewind Dale (Michael Makovi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08590233386034506578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-56145982066618811552010-02-14T19:15:30.286-05:002010-02-14T19:15:30.286-05:00They should do what the Orthodox do. Make their ow...They should do what the Orthodox do. Make their own schools where they can rob their kids blind of an education without any nosy government poking around!OTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284266882043971891noreply@blogger.com