And you two aren't at each other's throat! My, the MC has fallen from the days of MG -- civil discourse, of all things! Rational defense of positions! Actual, honest-to-God, thought-out positions and arguments! Gracious, the next thing you know we'll be accepting formal debate! 8-)

For whatever it's worth, my own opinion is that Church-related schools should be allowed to teach whatever form of science they wish (my own Catholic schooling, K-BA, found no conflict between the sciences and the Church's teachings). If a tax-supported school wishes to teach "Creationism" then it should teach ALL theories of it, from ALL religions -- not just the two creations contained in Genesis. That makes it a study of Comparative Religion, though, and not science. Mind you, I would have no problem with classes in Comparative Religions in the public schools....