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Originally Posted by Turn Prophet
...which is why prominent evangelicals are out to alter the school curriculum to their own ends, most notably in biology and history. Where they have failed to challenge the facts of human evolution, they have ironically turned to trying to instill radical skepticism into students (odd for a movement with such stark certitude about the truth of the Bible)--you wouldn't believe how many times I've seen, either in person or in media, evangelical students attempt to shunt science into the category of private belief. "Oh, that's just another opinion," is the refrain about evolution/geology/cosmology now. If you can't elevate religion to the world of facts, then reduce science to the world of feeling and opinion. Young people can usually be persuaded to give nominal "respect" to the beliefs of others, yet as they pass into adulthood, this rarely translates into political tolerance. Conservative evangelical churches are extremely vocal about their opposition to abortion, birth control, gay rights, and secular culture.
Reminds me of an awesome Colbert interview:
Colbert: Human beings and dinosaurs walked side by side?
McLeroy: That is my personal belief.
Colbert: That’s your personal scientific view?
McLeroy: Absolutely.
Colbert: I agree with you. Science can be a personal choice.
Later...
Colbert: But the changes that you called for in the textbook aren’t just evolution, you also wanted to remove references to Thomas Jefferson and his importance in the founding fathers. Why was that?
McLeroy: Actually, that’s not true.
Colbert: I have personally chosen that it is true.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...12/don-mcleroy