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At least we should teach the kids all viewpoints and the basis behind them.
Why don't we just teach the stuff for which there is evidence? There's not point trying to cover EVERY wacky belief - I'm sure christian's wouldn't be very happy to have their religion squeezed into a fifteen minute slot between an alien abduction/hybrid theory and the ancient greek account of prometheus. On the other hand, thats exactly where I, as an atheist, want to put christians - in the same loony bin as all the other nutters.
Appeals for "equal time" are thus meaningless. The only stuff we should have any responsibility for teaching is stuff that is evidentially supported. If the US, or one of its states, specifically arranges for christian mythology to be taught alongside evidence-based evolution, and without giving equal dedication to alien abductions, it will be enshrining a religion with a governmental seal of approval.
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