X-Message-Number: 20057 Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 11:28:07 -0700 From: Olaf Henny <> Subject: Question to "President Zarka" References: <> --------------87D33AAA67DD611E6ABEB529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In Message #20043 Joesph A Zarka <> wrote in part: > I agree with Natasha and Rudi 100%. Religion is the problem and not >the answer. Not only do we need a rationality day we need the schools to >start teaching students to think for themselves. If I was president of >the U.S. I would make it a law that befor any person could graduate from >high school they would have to take a class based on Carl Sagans' Demon >Haunted World. Upon completion of this class they would have to pass an >extensive test on everything they learned. Good idea! But how, pray tell Mr. President Zarka, are you going to get that legislation past the House? These old geezers wave their religions about like flags. The only thing, that saves us from having obligatory prayers in every school in every state is, that they probably would be unable to decide according to which religious ritual the prayers should be held. :o) --------------87D33AAA67DD611E6ABEB529 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20057