It s a part of secular humanism, which is a religion. It s a tenet of Marxism and communism and they re totally different from our system, always will be. Despite Rohrer s enthusiastic support for creationism, the proposal to undermine evolution instruction in Pennsylvania is already being condemned by observers inside the state and out. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, for example, wrote a strong editorial against the new proposed standards. But it is disturbing that the state Board of Education would succumb to the pressure of Christian fundamentalists at the expense of the U.S. Constitution and the educational needs of Pennsylvania s students.
Creationism paints a veneer of pseudo-science on a religious belief system.
No reputable scientific group accepts it as a plausible alternative to evolution, period. But he can t teach it as a reasonable scientific theory in public school, because to do so would violate a central tenet of the American form of government the separation of church and state. The proposed standards have also gotten the attention of national organizations. Americans United for Separation of Church and State contacted the Pennsylvania Board of Education, insisting that the new science standards would invite religious indoctrination in public schools and could lead to litigation. If local school districts follow these standards and alter their curriculum to conform to religious tenets lawsuits are certain to result.