BTW Charles, I do not see how the teaching of Intelligent Design violates the Establishment Clause. A literal and historically consistent reading of the clause would mean that the government could not choose to support Episcopalians to the detriment of Anglicans. Intelligent Design does not reach the point of “establishment” of any particular religion, although it does smell of some unspecified religion. A better reason not to teach Intelligent Design is that it is not science, not theory and not even intelligible. In short, schools, which act to protect students in the same way as their parents would, should not teach it because it is stupid.