It is a good first step to allow that Science and Faith are both valid and that both ask different questions.
Later, it is an even bigger step to admit that there is no proof of god in the scientific sense and that this is OK.
I actually have a big problem with these statements as a rationalist/atheist. I don't think that faith is valid and that it should be actively discouraged. As for the second statement, the fact that there is no way to verify god in a "scientific sense" IMHO means that there is no reason to even consider god/faith at all. If you are not moved to consider Santa Claus, the FSM, or the infamous Teapot orbiting the sun opposite us, then there is not reason to consider your god(s).
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