I think these arguments among Conservatives are silly. They are not productive in any way that I can see other than to divide. Let the parent decide what they want their child taught or not taught. It is just that simple.
My thinking is that evolution theory is rather meaningless to the bottom line so what a student knows or doesn’t know about it will not matter. I think many people are turned off because much of this complex theory is guesstimating and active imagination, that is, those parts which the average person thinks of as Evolution. In the end, to me, it just doesn’t matter. Here are the some of the greatest scientific discoveries and not one hangs on evolution theory save one; The Origin of Species: http://encarta.msn.com/column_scientificdiscoveries_tamimhome/10_Great_Scientific_Discoveries.html
precisely...parents and students are intelligent enough to reject that which doesn’t make sense.
Unfortunately there’s the theory of evolution and the NEA cult of evolution demanded of public screwels.
It’s an open ended debate that will never be conclusively answered scientifically, but each and every criticism of evolution is seen as a religious assault on their cult.