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It's a competition of worldviews. Secular Humanism is a worldview which is currently taught in government schools to the exclusion of all other worldviews. But in fact, there is a competing worldview which is more widely accepted than secular humanism: Creationism.

But there's no need to settle on just one and to teach that one exclusively. Letting children know that there are multiple world views is a good thing. Teach both. The only people who will be upset are the secular humanists who have enjoyed their decades-long monopoly.

Secular Humanism is a worldview which is currently taught in government schools to the exclusion of all other worldviews.

The medieval Christian church and some Christian denominations are infamous for not tolerating opposing points of view. Have you ever heard of the inquisition? That same censorious spirit exists today in so-called Christian churches. See, Threats, Intimidation and the Kingdom of God for example.

It's a competition of worldviews. Secular Humanism is a worldview which is currently taught in government schools to the exclusion of all other worldviews. But in fact, there is a competing worldview which is more widely accepted than secular humanism: Creationism.

But there's no need to settle on just one and to teach that one exclusively. Letting children know that there are multiple world views is a good thing. Teach both. The only people who will be upset are the secular humanists who have enjoyed their decades-long monopoly.

Correct. Only problem I have with the stament is that creationism should never be taught in science classes. Science is about the how and religion is about the why. Science doesn't care about the why. E.g. the theory of evolution predicts how lifeforms evolve through mutation. It is an important tool that brought us e.g. flu vaccinations and has saved many a granny. It should never be used to try to disprove god, because it cannot answer that question. Whether the laws of physics are coincidence or design doesn't matter. They work the same either way.

To have scientifically literate workforce, you must be able to make - and teach - the distinction between science and religion. So don't do it in science class. Create a separate "philosophy and ethics" course, if that's what it takes to navigate around the separation of church and state.