[TightSqueeze]

...but has NO right to require that the students uphold his religious belief in evolution.

Straw-man Alert! Science is not religion, just because all the answers are not known, there is enough theory to think that at some time in the future they can be known. It is not blind faith or simply saying God said it, we believe it, and that settles it. Simply put religion ain't science, and teaching religion as science will only put us behind less religious countries seeking the same answers. Foolishness like this does not go on in other academic countries.

[smith288]

#4 fits science as a religion depending on the zeal one has for it.

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re·li·gion    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (r-ljn)
n.

1. 1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
   2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

[MEGoody]

"Science is not religion."

Define science.

It would seem to me that science is the study of the matter and energy based upon what is observed or can be tested/ repeated in a lab. Observations have been made of changes in bird beaks, and of one type of evening primrose turning into another type of evening primrose. It seems a huge jump to claim that a change in a bird beak means that all life evolved from some common ancestor.