[Scully]

I don't see the problem in devoting a small amount of time to discussing alternative creation models. In my high school textbook, the chapter about creation contained a few paragraphs about earlier ideas of creation, including myths (something about the infinite stacked turtles or something), and also included intelligent design and creationism.

I recall similar mythology being presented when I was in grade school and junior high. Such presentations were not offensive, and I would have no objection to alternative views being presented in this fashion today. The difficulty I have is with representing Creationism (or ID) as science, when clearly it takes faith to believe in something unverifiable.

[Conservative til I die]

OK, I can pretty much agree with you about this. However, would it be teaching creationism as a science if the textbooks and teachers are neutral on the subject? I.e., going into the "scientific" reasons Creationists give for events a, b, and c.