Theology vs. Academics

Another battle being fought within the Southern Baptist denomination is how much influence they can have on colleges they are affiliated with. For example, Georgetown College in Kentucky decided to end their affiliation with the SBC because of the state convention's urging the school to hire someone who would teach a literal interpretation of the Bible.

The religious right has declared war on science and education, and they are winning many of those battles, especially at the highest levels of government. They want to restrict or eliminate the teaching of ideas that are beyond the scope of their beliefs.

That's not teaching, folks, that's brainwashing. For example, while I agree with the concept of abstainance, I am also open minded enough to understand the value of contraception and condoms. If the religious right has it's way, and they're moving in that direction, kids won't be taught anything but abstainance. Hopefully they will then be taught how to care for the children that are the result of pregnancies they aren't supposed to abort.

Homosexuality? Not in their classrooms, unless you count having kids taught that gay and lesbian people are abominations and are doomed to burn in Hell.

I continue to say, ignorance is the primary weapon of the religious right. A very effective way to insure ignorance on issues of acceptance or anything that falls beyond the narrow parameters they subscribe to is insuring alternate views are never taught to our children.

The religious right likes to rant about how those who push "the homosexual agenda" just can't wait to get their hands on children. Yeah, to de-program them.