Congratulations, you have just proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are a tool for the ACLU and the People United for the Separation of Church and State.
Willie, there is no guarantee that those 500 people all share the same religious views. In fact there could have been quite a few evolutionists there looking forward to hearing Behe so they could better understand how to refute him. The school auditorium made for an ideal place for a diverse audience to hear a specific view, no matter how crackpot you may feel that view is.
Hmm, I just realized you could be a Slashdot-style troll. If so, touche', you got me. I certainly find it hard to believe that a real person would have these opinions.
Nice try, newbie.
But I'm a well-established long-time FReeper who has been here 5½ years longer than you. I've posted a total of 6,532 threads and 28,332 replies (not counting the ones in the OLD database where JohnRob can't generate the stats.)
You're not gonna get very far trying to stick an ACLU label on my calloused Buchananite hide.
As I stated before, I simply believe that religious activities are best practiced in church or private schools. If you want to pursue religious beliefs in public schools, you're simply opening the door to allow gov't bureaucrats to dictate what you can teach. IMHO, you're infinitely much, much better off cutting the puppet strings rather than trying to fight them.