Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny

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12. I'm a Christian. Here's my perspective on these anti-evolution bills.

They aren't a reflection of the strength of their proponents' convictions. They are a reflection of the weakness of their faith.

Their faith isn't strong enough to handle any ambiguity. Different perspectives scare them, and everything in the Bible must be literally true, just like their preacher explained it, or otherwise there is no God for them at all.

If we allowed them to teach creationism, and only creationism, in the schools, it would only be a matter of time before they were having fierce battles amongst themselves over how many animals were on Noah's ark, where Cain got his wife, and how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. That's why we have so many denominations. People who have a weak faith cannot abide anyone thinking anything different from exactly what they believe.

The best solution is to teach science in school and to teach religion at church. And at home, anything goes!