Is such a thing possible in our schools? Is it possible to
be neutral when we hire, choose our textbooks, and set our curriculum? All such
decisions cannot be exclusively tested in a science lab. They require values,
worldviews, and laws – matters of religion and conscience, whether explicit, systematic,
or implicit.
Most schools will not hire convicted sex offenders. We might
pass the buck on this question and claim that it is strictly a matter of law,
but is it? Don’t our laws all rest upon a foundation of values/religious
beliefs? Of course, they do!
Consequently, if we eliminate values/religious beliefs (VR)
from our institutions, we no longer have a basis for decision-making and almost
every choice we make. However, we do eliminate certain VRs from the public
domain, as we should. We should eliminate a VR that allows parents to have sex
with their children or teachers seduce their students.
However, ideally, such decisions should involve an open
discussion of all the considerations, but this is not happening. Instead, any
consideration of God is routinely eliminated by erroneously invoking “Separation
of Church and State.” Others will try to eliminate any consideration of God and
Intelligent Design by claiming that this consideration is not scientific, while
making the religion the naturalism the mediator, as if it is a scientific
reality.
However, there is not even the least bit of evidence that
anything is natural or has ever been caused naturally. Ironically, the laws of
science give every indication that they are designed, by virtue of their
elegance, immutability, and universality. Even the smallest atom provides
evidence of exquisite design.
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