Ugh. I'm sorry, what century is this, again? You know, I'm glad we live in a (supposedly) free society and all, wherein everyone (who yells loud enough) can have an opinion heard and considered, but how is it that a theory almost universally accepted within the international scientific community doesn't get taught in public schools because teachers fear backlash from the fundamentalist (Christian) community? That is just not okay. If people want to believe that the Bible trumps physical evidence, well fine. Their faith should be strong enough that they won't get their knickers in a twist if their kids are exposed to alternative ideas.

Don't get me wrong. I do see their point; they feel like it's a waste of time for their kids to be learning these "untruths" of science and history. Their tax dollars should go toward "meaningful" education. I still say buck up. It's not as though a high school biology class spends the entire year covering evolution. And when has a good debate ever been a waste of time? I think these people should be happy to have their kids involved in evolution discussions at school; if, when presented with all the information available, the kids still decide the Bible's account of human creation is the only real truth, at least now they've had the opportunity to hear the other argument. Their faith will be solidified, and they'll be able to fling more informed barbs at those nasty secularists.