should creationism be taught in schools?

For those thinking that this was over, even for a short break...The LedgerAnd not where we might have expected to see this kind of utter non-sense. Florida of all places.Dated 11-20-2007 Not even smart enough to play the usual game of disguise and obfuscate.-x

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"Debate is an art form. It is about the winning of arguments. It is not about the discovery of truth. There are certain rules and procedures to debate that really have nothing to do with establishing fact ” which creationists have mastered. Some of those rules are: never say anything positive about your own position because it can be attacked, but chip away at what appear to be the weaknesses in your opponent's position. They are good at that. I don't think I could beat the creationists at debate. I can tie them. But in courtrooms they are terrible, because in courtrooms you cannot give speeches. In a courtroom you have to answer direct questions about the positive status of your belief. We destroyed them in Arkansas. On the second day of the two-week trial we had our victory party!"
-Stephen Jay Gould

How receptive do you feel your church would be to letting a group of atheists come in to teach Sunday school twice a month, equal time anyone? Obviously there is a controversy and we should teach children both sides to every controversy. I am not suggesting atheists come in and teach evolution, but discuss theology. (It is church after all and we should stick to the subject appropriate to that venue). Sounds only fair to me if you really want to argue the fairness of 'teaching the controversy'.I think this is the reason god should stay in the church and science in the science classroom.-x