[Darkwolf377]

But the church learned that 'the Church' and Science could coexist and not counteract each other.

I'm definitely not advocating religious teaching in the schools, but that's not what this is about. To me it only makes sense to teach--in a science class--what the prevailing beliefs were up to the acceptance of evolution. Why are people so afraid of that?

If I were a believer, I'd make sure I taught my kids well enough so that whatever they learned they could place it in proper context. For example, the teacher doesn't have to TELL a kid that Hitler's genocide was a sin, he should know that from what I taught him.

[highball]

"To me it only makes sense to teach--in a science class--what the prevailing beliefs were up to the acceptance of evolution. Why are people so afraid of that?"

Because this would necessitate teaching that evolution replaced creationism. That'll flip some wigs around here.