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Re: Creation thread [movie rec]
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Maria Mortati <[log in to unmask]>
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Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:02:47 -0700
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FYI-

I would like to recommend checking out a movie/documentary. It's  
called "Jesus Camp". First, it's a good watch, second, you'll  
discover, we're talking about a cult, not a religious movement:

http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/

It's available on Netflix.

Maria Mortati
Exhibit Developer


Quoting David Smith <[log in to unmask]>:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> institutions.
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> It is acceptable to teach about what creationists believe in a social
> studies or philosophy class, as long as you are teaching about religious
> beliefs of various peoples.  It is never acceptable to teach creationists
> beliefs
> themselves as part of the public school curriculum.  They are religious
> beliefs.  For example, it is okay to teach that "some Christians
> believe the world was created by their god 6000 years ago," but it is not
> okay
> to teach "the world was created by God 6000 years ago" in any public school
> course, science or not.
>
> Dave Smith,
>
> On 7/4/07, Frank K <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> It's also constitutional to learn about religion in a philosophy class (as
>> the recent Dover ruling highlighted).
>>
>> I don't know how the exhibitors are organized but if the AIG booth was
>> located in the "Philosophy" section (or whatever other discipline it falls
>> under), then that would be perfectly acceptable.  In the "Science"
>> section, well, then we would be justified in raising a stink...
>>
>> Frank Kusiak
>> Cyberville Gallery Leader
>> Saint Louis Science Center
>> 5050 Oakland Ave
>> St. Louis, MO 63110
>> Office:  1-314-286-4659
>> Fax:  1-314-286-4606
>>
>
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