Creationism and ID in Classroom put Religious Liberties at Risk
Religious Doctrine in the Science Classroom;
Putting Education & Religious Freedom at Risk
Anti-defamation League
Any effort to introduce a theological doctrine into public school science curricula would inevitably offend some teachers and students. After all, a Protestant fundamentalist’s “literal” reading of Genesis would likely differ markedly from that of a Catholic or an Orthodox Jew.
Both public school educators and religious leaders should be concerned about the prospect of biology lessons degenerating into debates on Biblical or religious interpretation. Our history has been largely free of the kind of sectarian discord that has plagued other countries precisely because we have kept government out of religion and religion free from government control.
Teaching religious ideas as fact further undermines science education by misinforming students about the scientific method — the basis for science literac