(June 12, 2013 at 1:43 pm)Undeceived Wrote: Suppose you omit George Washington. Would a child be more likely to view him as (a) important; or (b) unimportant ?
False analogy.
George Washington is the subject of history class. The evidence for his existence is mountainous.
It doesn't matter what political beliefs a person has, everyone can study George Washington.
The US is made up of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Pagans, Sikhs, Scientologists, Native American Animists, Atheists, etc, etc...
Just what version of 'god' do you want to teach? Don't tell me, let me guess...
And once again, in case you didn't read some of the previous posts, students are allowed to pray and have religious clubs on campus.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
