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It seems from the stats, Canadians are half as likely to be creationists than Americans, but is it totally a non-issue or will Creationism ever be brought up in Canada with regards to talking about teaching evolution, even in the more religious parts of Canada?
It seems from the stats, Canadians are half as likely to be creationists than Americans, but is it totally a non-issue or will Creationism ever be brought up in Canada with regards to talking about teaching evolution, even in the more religious parts of Canada?
It is totally a non-issue. I think most Canadians might send you to the nearest psychiatric facility if you talk about teaching creationism (vs evolution) in schools.
It is totally a non-issue. I think most Canadians might send you to the nearest psychiatric facility if you talk about teaching creationism (vs evolution) in schools.
How about in the religious parts of Canada, like the Canadian Bible Belt on the prairies? Would even in places there, it not be taken seriously?
How about in the religious parts of Canada, like the Canadian Bible Belt on the prairies? Would even in places there, it not be taken seriously?
Again, NO!
Doesn't matter how religious a community is. The agenda in schools is not set by the community, but is set mainly by the province (state). Even such a discussion at the provincial level might send you to a psychiatric facility.
It not even a topic of discussion. Those who believe this non-science haven't made too much noise in Canada. Perhaps because they just can't get very far with it.
Not to say that we don't have " believers " in Creationism.
As others have said, it's a non-issue and creationism would never be taught in a scientific context.
Of course, if you have a class where they teach about the religions and cultures of the world, kids might learn that "Christian teaching says that the world was created this way...", and that religion X says the world was created this way, and so on...
I live in the Bible Belt and I remember a brief and small and ill-fated discussion about evolution and teaching it in the schools in the mid-seventies but it seemed that no one could really get themselves worked up enough about it for it to be an issue and I haven't ever heard a single word about it since then from anyone.
Was evolution EVER taught in school? I can't honestly recall having one science or biology class that ever delved into it. Maybe somebody with kids can chime in here.
People who associate Biblical literalism with all forms of Christianity have a poor understanding of the diversity of the religion. Christian Canadians are largely Roman Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians or Anglicans; with smaller communities of Lutherans and Orthodox Christians mainly concentrated in the prairie provinces. The type of evangelical protestantism that Biblical literalism stems from is an American movement that, although somewhat present in Canada, does not have nearly the same degree of influence and is in an extreme minoritary position within the denominational makeup of our country. Christian Canadians overwhelmingly accept God guided evolution as both historical and Biblical. This doesn't make us any less religious. It means we follow the more traditional forms of Christianity.
Was evolution EVER taught in school? I can't honestly recall having one science or biology class that ever delved into it. Maybe somebody with kids can chime in here.
lol .. when did you go to school?
Here's the link to the ON syllabus for grades 11 and 12.
Evolution
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
• analyse evolutionary mechanisms, and the processes and products of evolution;
• evaluate the scientific evidence that supports the theory of evolution;
• analyse how the science of evolution can be related to current areas of biological study, and
how technological development has extended or modified knowledge in the field of evolution.
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