I hope the subject line has drawn you in... Sorry ya'll, nothing about kissing tonight.  I'm just referring to the back and forth arguments between people concerning religious vs. nonreligious views... Red States vs. Blue States...  And then there are the other topics of debate... but at least those get less emotional than the Evolution vs. Creation argument that I seem to find myself caught up in half of the time.  It's not a silly thing to argue about really.  Just frustrating... It's not like anyone is going to change their views on the matter until we can go back in time to see it, or go talk to God about it... well... I suppose an angel would more than suffice for myself.  But I digress. 

The whole evolution argument has a lot to do with our children in the public schools.  One of the main reasons why everyone is either anti-creationism or anti-darwinism is because of what they want their children taught.  And from the looks of it, the country is very similarly divided on the matter.  Although we may not see this close to even divide among the population because of where we live in the country.  You have some who go bonkers over the matter of what the teachers are teaching.  Some who prefer pure science being taught ofcourse yell, "Seperation of church and state!"  Too bad no such thing is EVER stated in the constitution.  But alas that defense seems to get by.  But it really shouldn't matter.  I was taught in a Southern Louisiana public school.  And I was taught that the only permissible theory at present was the big bang and evolution theory.  Because that was all that they were allowed to teach because it was the only thing that had scientific basis.  (Although the big bang theory still implies there would have to be a God even according to Stephen Hawkings.)  Anyway, when I was taught this, it didn't matter to me... I knew what I had been taught, what my PARENTS had taught me.  Which is my true gripe tonight.  Since when did the PARENTS stop teaching their children things and rely solely on the education system, which I might add is not that terribly great (especially where I'm from).  We're lucky though to have a "free" education system. (Yes, we pay taxes...)  But that system does not meet the requirements for knowledge.  It's up to PARENTS to teach their children things too!  We all pay for schools, but that's not to say: "We pay for our schools, so they can teach our children and we won't have to."  That's just dumb.  I'm not an advocate of homeschooling... my friend is homeschooled, but luckily she not one of the weird ones.  I truly am an advocate of the public school system... but that school system is not enough.  PARENTS must teach their children what's right and wrong, what they believe religiously (or nonreligiously.)  You must understand, my parents weren't worried about me forsaking my faith being taught Darwinism, because they taught me how to deal with differing opinions.  Likewise someone who believes in Darwinism shouldn't worry if their children are being taught the Creation theory, because they will afterward or had beforehand gone over that sort of thing with their children at the proper age.

So, no this isn't about Evolution vs. Creation... It's merely about educating your own children.