[wintertime]

And you are forgetting that the teaching of evolution has religious CONSEQUENCES for those children not of your persuasion. ( wintertime)

Such "consequences" have no bearing on the truth value of the theory. It is not the fault of reality that it does not happen to conform with the religious beliefs of a subset of the population.( Dimensio)>

While I agree with you that consequences have no bearing on truth, I disagree with you about government forcing this truth on resistant parents and children precisely because it has religious consequences.

Parents and children do have a constitutional right NOT to subject themselves to either evolution or ID. They also have a constitutional right NOT to associate with those who espouse either. Do you remember the freedom of assembly clause in the First Amendment?

The Amish claimed that government schools undermined the religious belief of their children. They took it to the Supreme Court and won. Amish parents have the constitutional right to direct the upbringing of their children, even if you disagree with it. If it is true for the Amish it is true for other parents who do not want children subjected to evolution, whether you like or not.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"They also have a constitutional right NOT to associate with those who espouse either. Do you remember the freedom of assembly clause in the First Amendment?"

They also have a right to homeschool.

[Dimensio]

Parents and children do have a constitutional right NOT to subject themselves to either evolution or ID. They also have a constitutional right NOT to associate with those who espouse either. Do you remember the freedom of assembly clause in the First Amendment?

Are you suggesting that information should not be presented in a public school if it may conflict with the religious belief of a student?