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Ah, Kansas. If I had the money I'd be in Australia. Or at least Vermont.

"TOPEKA, Kan. - Revisiting a topic that exposed Kansas to nationwide ridicule six years ago, the state Board of Education approved science standards for public schools Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution."

Okay, look. It's not that I'm hostile toward Christianity. Or any religion, really. But can we keep it out of science classes, please?

Obviously the answer is no. But I really don't see scientists pounding on church doors and saying, "Hey, excuse me, equal time." No. Science classes deal with hypotheses and data and actual provable figures. They do not deal with faith. I don't care if you believe in God, a Goddess, or a whole plethora of Deities. It doesn't belong there. Last I checked, there were still plenty of churches around, and religious books weren't banned. Go after that stuff on your own time.

Although, I'd really like to see how these people would react if a group of Muslims or Wiccans came up and said, "Hey, since you're allowing 'alternate theories' here, how about we teach your children about our ideas?" Do you think it would take more or less than ten seconds for the crap to hit the fan?

It's official. If I ever have kids, they're going to be homeschooled. Or at least get a lot of additional information from me.

What was it about that night? Connection, in an isolating age....

Okay, this is probably going to be absolutely weird and rambling, but I've thought it through and it's been a long time coming and I figured I'd put it out here.

I went to church when I was younger. Wesley United Methodist. I was too young to really understand any of it, and most of the learning was centered on, "Hey, if I can memorize this verse I get to go along on the trip to the lake." After I got older, I had no interest in going, and I was an agnostic for a while.

Then I started dating Chris, and I basically went to his (and his family's, and my family's for the most part) religion, Christianity. Started reading the Bible (still haven't gotten through it yet, though hopes are high), went to church once, etc.

But I'm really not sure that I'm cut out for this.

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