Evolution, while potentially not factual, is not a religion. Call it belief if you will (much as I believe that Elvis Presley is indeed dead and that Martians are not orbiting our planet in invisible flying saucers), but you stand only to discredit yourself by calling it a religion. Evolution has no deities nor does it discuss the existence or lack of deities – evolution is not concerned with deities. Evolution is compatible with every non-extremist version of every religion. The reason for this is because it is not a religion itself. Evolution does not have ceremonies, rituals or consecrations. It does not have holidays. Evolution is a scientific theory, much as any other – and if you believe it or any other scientific theory to be true, then you … well … you believe it to be true. I mean, isn’t it that simple? You’re certainly not a disciple, clad in your Evolutionist’s robes, performing your daily Evolutionist’s rites. We can all agree that that’s a silly parallel, right?

I don't have a problem with evolution being taught in school. Simply introduce it to students as a theory and not verifiable fact (if you’re so inexorably fixated on pointing out the difference) and I don't see how even the most bible-touting of Christians should have a problem with it. The Christian Fundamentalists/Extremists of this forum are stating that they disagree with evolution being taught in school because it is not proven. Fine, excellent. I'll play along with that. It's not proven. Class, would you all please turn to page 110 in your science books where we will now discuss a theory believed by a great number of people in this world today known as Evolution - tomorrow we will discuss another T H E O R Y known as Creation. Please look at the bottom of your books where there is a warning label preventing us from being sued which reads: 'We are not teaching you to believe these things, we are teaching you to know of these things (much as if I taught you about Hinduism I would not be teaching you to believe it either) so that you can obtain a worldly view and a broader perspective and also because if we did not teach you of their existence then the rest of the world would certainly have a great advantage over you.’

I’ll say this one more time. As clear and polite as I possibly can. If you want evolution taken out of the books as fact, than take it out as fact. Let it exist as theory. Even if it is a false theory, you are preventing children from obtaining an open view of the world by omitting it from their learning. By all means, put creation in the school books. I encourage this to be done. But then put it in as theory alongside the THEORY of evolution and we can all live happily ever after.