Of course, what I find amusing is that those who are most vocal on this issue would never allow their own children to labor under the illusion that there is only one view i.e. what they are taught in science class. So, as usual, the entire concern is for what other children will learn in school - IOW, we want the school to teach my religious view to kids other than my own.
Agreed--people aren't arguing that some OTHER non-scientific explanation for man's existence be discussed. But not bringing up creationism or ID just because it's not the scientific view is just silly when it was the dominant view, and evolution began to erode belief in that. When teaching any scientific breakthrough, the students should learn WHY it was a breakthrough, and what it was, uh, breaking through. It's like not talking about the rationale behind alchemy. It's essential to know what used to be the generally-accepted ideas in order to put the new ones in context, so I have no prob with ID being discussed in class.
"we want the school to teach my religious view to kids other than my own."
Bingo! We have a winnah, folks!
"So, as usual, the entire concern is for what other children will learn in school - IOW, we want the school to teach my religious view to kids other than my own."
This is what is so bothersome about the anti-anti-evolutionists and the liberal secularists who insist that we not 'impose' certain religious viewpoints, while insisting that *their* viewpoints are imposed exclusively ...
You ask for 'school choice' to help get around this issues and they react like you want to re-institute slavery...
What, let *parents* decide how their *own* kids get educated? And not the all-knowing State?!? Horrors!!
School Choice is a wonderful answer to many of these questions.