(BTW...I went to Kansas schools from 3rd grade through college, and I don't remember ever being taught much religious doctrine directly. I was in a science class in 8th grade where the teacher 'used' us as the chorus for the Christmas play...we read the "Angels watched their flocks by night" parts, and by that time, I was already uncomfortable with having no choice about participating, but other than that, the science teacher was one of the people I respected most in the world, so I just shrugged and read the lines and ignored the 'message'.....)