Missouri and the Ten Commandments

There are several reasons that this is a bad idea for schoolchildren, or anyone, really.

It imposes a religion, as prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

It acts against the clearly expressed wishes of the Founding Fathers, whom Americans respect, if not revere.

It builds enmity against those who have “other gods,” e.g., the Hindus, Muslims, etc.

The God of the Old Testament is everything we don’t want our kids to be: cruel, vindictive, bullying, childish, and temperamental.

Though it can be argued that the bible offered value to the people of the time in which it was written, it now serves to re-enforce anti-scientific thinking.  There are members of the U.S. Congress who don’t accept the theory of climate change, on the basis of a chapter in Genesis that says explicitly that “Only God can destroy the Earth.”