An atheist myself (so this will be biased), I see no reason to teach religion in schools. Name one scientific advance that the bible is directly responsible for, and I will give you 1000 that were furthered by the Scientific Method, not faith.
Who's religion would we teach in school? America is an incredibly diverse nation, and mentioning religion in the public arena typically offends people, so teaching Hindu's that the one true God is God may be unfair to them. There was something in the Constitution about RELIGION and seperating it from STATE (and public schools happen to fall under the broad range of "state").
One doesn't mention religion or politics in polite conversation because they are beliefs that few can change. So why do some Christians insist on being rude (stupid question; they're just assholes)? Don't they realize a theocracy built on the bible would turn us out as bad as the Muslims?
Science may be mentioned in polite conversation because it is not a belief system in the same way religion is. For instance; most physics can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt in their accuracy. God cannot.
Who's religion would we teach in school? America is an incredibly diverse nation, and mentioning religion in the public arena typically offends people, so teaching Hindu's that the one true God is God may be unfair to them. There was something in the Constitution about RELIGION and seperating it from STATE (and public schools happen to fall under the broad range of "state").
One doesn't mention religion or politics in polite conversation because they are beliefs that few can change. So why do some Christians insist on being rude (stupid question; they're just assholes)? Don't they realize a theocracy built on the bible would turn us out as bad as the Muslims?
Science may be mentioned in polite conversation because it is not a belief system in the same way religion is. For instance; most physics can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt in their accuracy. God cannot.