I disagree completly. I do not think that the science profession considers the subject of God, until Creationists show up and demand to teach something completly different to what science has discovered. And Creationists do this, not through the system of science itself, by discovering contrary evidence, but through political force.
If scientists came into a church and demanded to teach something that was counter to church doctrine, church officials would rightly object to their utmost ability just on the principle of the thing.
Same with science.
If Creationists want to teach their subject as part of the religion studies, fine. Just don't try to push aside genuine science to teach it and expect science to just roll over.
This is the issue, and it isn't science that needs to back off. It's Creationists that need to put their subject in the proper classroom.
Narby, here's a question for you or any other evolution proponent. Why is there so much resistance to evolution from conservatives? Liberals are generally the ones driven by emotion. They generally are the ones lacking in logic and/or common sense. They're likely the ones who keep psychic hotlines in business. Yet they're the least likely to question evolution. Every liberal I've ever discussed this with takes evolution as a given.
Might it be that us straight-thinking, common sense-driven logical Red Staters see the holes in evolutionary theory? :-)