12/1 us faith and religion

• very religious

• very patriotic

• there should be no separation of god and the government/ politics

• church should direct the government

• bring back god in schools

• mostly white

• against LGBTQ, abortion, same sex marriage…

• burnings of ungodly/ witch craft books

• very religious states

• Kentucky, Texas, North Carolina, Tennesse, Oklahoma

• very religious (Christian)

• excludes all other beliefs (=wrong)

• God as the creator (higher being) who is responsible for all life and the earth

• small towns/ rural regions

• anti-science

• claims their beliefs as scientific

• aim to convert others

• teach evolution and creationism alngside each other to give students the option to choose

• more than one side should be taught

• evolution is “only a theory”

• missionary zealots

• creationists have a wrong understanding of a scientific theory

• scientific theories represent facts (=/= everyday speech: theory = assumption)

• creationists are only a small minority/ an exclusive belief of a few but very vocal and influential

= belief that God(christian, higher being) created the works in six days —> literal interpretation of the Bible (Old Testament)

• against the constitution/ first amendment (guarantees religious freedom and separation of religion and state)

• aim to teach beliefs (in science class) —> forcing religious beliefs on others

• contradicts the states’ duty neutrality

• not scientific/religious belief)

• Archbishop of Canterbury

• Archbishop of York