Bible/Religious Education in America

Hi,I'm a new user brought to this forum by the talented, insightful minds I've seen. (Especially the twin paradox and geocentric model threads, lurking a little while I know.)Being British we have quite a robust religious education curriculum. From Islam, Judaism, Hinduism to the various Christian interpretations and Buddhism. Perhaps this is a by product of our (admittedly segregated) multicultural society but I have talked to a few Americans, some creationists some evolutionists, and I have asked the question a few times (normally from the creationists). Mainly because of their ignorance of other, polytheistic, religious views. From what I see as a basic understanding of other religions, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism to more esoteric theistic ideologies such as hermeticism. (Not part of the British curriculum but a philosophical ideology i have been toying with and trying to understand since meeting with a self-confessed hermeticist that shared my (agnostic) views of god and the cosmos).I have been wondering about the religious education system within America. In Britain and I believe the majority of Europe we have an open almost unbiased religious education in our schools where religion is treated as a separate required subject (normally following onto greater philosophical debates, epistemology etc) the sciences are kept separated from these lessons and I like to think it is down to the student to ask the questions in both science classes and RE classes. However from the people I've spoken too and the news that we get over here that America has an education system that is significantly more involved in the creation/evolution debate, at least politically (why it needs to be contrary to a monotheistic or even polytheistic religion I will never understand but still...)So basically what is the extent of religious education in America? Does it need changing? Combining with science education? Where should we go from here in educating our scientists, theists and philosophers of the future? Or should Britain be more hard in its approuch to a religious/science curriculum?Hopefully its within the scope of these forums and im not trying to bash Americans im just interested in the difference between our respective education programs.Trust me I could do worse. I mean the 'world' series. In what part of the definition of world is that relivent. World Cup on the other hand well now we are playing with spherical objects actually used by the foot. Thanks,Andy.Edited by andyr86, : No reason given.Edited by andyr86, : No reason given.Edited by andyr86, : No reason given.Edited by andyr86, : No reason given.

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When the ideas become too complicated, and the persuit of perfection is misconstrued as the need for excess. When there is so much involved that individual components cannot be discerned...then new rules must be established.

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