It\'s no secret that I have a religious upbringing. I\'ve had my ups and downs when it comes to religious faith. I feel that I can comment on this from both sides of the fence, but of course, can one really ever be completely *un-biased*?



Personally, I do not see a problem with presenting alternative theories to Darwin\'s theory of evolution. In my mind, simply mentioning other theories can do more good than harm. Here\'s why:

• It presents the child with other options to explore on their own and allows them to believe what they want.


• It exposes the child to other culture\'s and belief systems and by doing that, I think, would help imporve tolerance for other cultures.


• If anything, the controversial topic would insight healthy discussion in the home when the child begins to ask questions.

How can that be harmful?



I am not suggesting that the teachers *TEACH* the subject, but *PRESENT* the subject as \"other widely accepted theories.\" (Accepted in this case meaning that it has a following, or group of people that \"buy into it\").



Again, I don\'t see why creationism should offend so many people. After all in this context is *IS* just a theory.



In closing, if there we other *radical* theories concerning the origin of man, I would expect them to be presented in school as well. I don\'t believe this is any sort of *violation* of seperation of church and state because it\'s simply a presentation of another idea. It isn\'t like the science teacher will be forced to have his students repent, pray and hold a revival after lunch in the gymnasium...