5th January 2008, 9:25 AM
Dark Jaguar Wrote:But it is. The child's. It's a betrayal and the fact is, children don't belong to their parents.
Listen, I completely agree that children ought to be taught evolution rather than whatever crackpot creationist story, but it's a defensible point of view. A child's education does depend on the parents, and if the state contradicts their views, that can be seen as infringing on civil liberties. Now, public education is a democratic system, and if you send your kids to a government-funded school you agree to submit to the views of the "majority". Ultimately though, it's up to you to decide whether you want them to be in the public system or not.