Title: Argumentative and Persuasion Essay: Creationism - Vanessa Alcantar
Headings: Argumentative Essay:
Why Creationism Should be Taught in Schools

Argumentative Essay:
Why Creationism Should be Taught in Schools
Content: It would be much better than brain washing them with one theory and banning the other. Critics of creationism being taught in school believe that creationism violates the first amendment in the United States’ Constitution that prohibits the government to encourage a religious doctrine. They claim that creationism is a religious doctrine, and it is, but evolution is just as religious as creationism (Theissen, Kerwin). A religion is a belief system and evolution is a belief. It is basically confidence in an idea that cannot be proven, but one believes in it because of faith. Creationism should certainly be taught in public schools alongside evolution because both theories are religious and un-scientific. In fact, on a recent study in the United States it was proven that eighty-five percent of parents want their kids to learn about both evolution and creationism (Theissen, Kerwin). Those eighty-five percent of parents, that want creationism to be taught hand in hand with evolution need to worry a little more about what their kids are learning in school and they should begin to try to persuade the school to teach creationism. If that doesn’t work they should educate their children on the topic of creationism at home.