Rick Santorum Proposes Idea That Could Lead to Science Being Banned in Public Schools

by Allen Cifton 

 In a statement that should shock absolutely no one, former repugican presidential candidate Rick Santorum believes that secularism should be considered a religion so that it can be banned in schools.
While speaking with un-American anti-Family Asshat’s Bryan Fischer, Santorum said, “I think we should start calling secularism a religion. Because if we did, then we could ban that, too, because that’s what they’ve done: they’ve hidden behind the fact that the absence of religion is not a religion of itself.”
“The freedom of religion is not the freedom from religion,” he continued.(Actually it does, but that doesn't stop his delusions)
He also went on to claim that the absence of religion is a form of religion.
Most secularists I know are people who believe in science over religion. Though it’s entirely possible to be both a christian and a secularist. I should know, because that’s what I am. I’m a christian, but I don’t believe religion has any place in school or our government. If you want more religion, go to cult more often.
But if we started viewing secularism as a religion (which is a ridiculous notion), then wouldn’t that open the door for science to be banned from schools? After all, secularists tend to put “faith” in science, not religion. So, in turn, scientific facts could then be deemed “religious delusions” – therefore prohibiting them to be taught in our schools.
Though there’s really no point to even think ahead that far, because for someone to consider secularism a religion is absurd. By that notion, everything is some form of religion. If someone said they believe in absolutely nothing – literally nothing at all – that would be deemed a religion according to Santorum’s “logic.”
And let’s not ignore that Santorum also essentially said that Americans have no right to be free from religion. Something fellow repugican Rick Perry has also echoed in the past.
It never ceases to amaze me how these people champion our “freedom,” while arguing that we should all be forced to adhere to some form of religious rule. That’s a complete contradiction as religion is anything but the pinnacle of freedom. In fact, religion is very restrictive and controlling. If you doubt me, I’d invite you to visit a few of the nations ruled by islamic theocracies such as Saudi Arabia. A nation where other religions are banned and women can’t even drive, just to give you only a couple of the highly restrictive laws that are put in place thanks to religious rule of the people of Saudi Arabia.
Let’s just imagine public school curriculum based on religion, shall we?
Millions of christians believe that the Earth is 6,000 years old and the story of Noah’s ark is factual. These people believe that a man lived for about 900 years (or almost 1/6 of the supposed existence of the planet), yet there’s not a single shred of evidence that he ever existed. You would think if someone had lived for 1/6 of the history of the entire planet that there might be some concrete evidence of them actually being a real person.
But there’s not.
And that’s the type of information people like Santorum want taught in our schools as fact.
Santorum, like many others who share his beliefs, just simply doesn’t get it. Religion is religion. It’s a system of beliefs based on faith, not fact. Secularism is the belief that religion needs to be kept out of our schools and government. That religion should be practiced privately. That’s it. It’s not a religious belief. It’s not any system of beliefs at all. It’s just common sense. But even more than just being common sense, secularism is exactly what our Constitution supports.
Because the absence of any mention of religion (outside of the First Amendment which gives Americans the freedom of religion) in our Constitution isn’t by accident, but by design.