Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

To those of you who answered "yes" to question three, which of the above interpretations of the question are you ascribing to?

In chemistry class, if someone is asked, "How do you make salt?" should they get full credit for answering "Wait for God to do it."

Blame the pollster for not making that question clear(which they did on purpose in order to get more yes's I imagine).

If the pollster was being honest and was trully trying to find out how many Repuoblicans want Creationism taught over Evolution then they should have asked it that way.

btw. I personally do believe in Evolution but think the book of Genesis is still an important part of our heritage(history, literature, etc) and should be taught in that format.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

. . . I personally do believe in Evolution but think the book of Genesis is still an important part of our heritage(history, literature, etc) and should be taught in that format.

Query how much of the Book of Genesis beyond the Adam and Eve/Cain and Abel stories is actually relevant to anything you'd teach in elementary school.

That said, I would not have objected to the Book of Genesis being taught in grade school--or, more aptly, in junior high--if the textbook used was the R. Crumb illustrated version.