US states consider laws allowing Creationism to be taught by science teachers

[Associate Justice PiT]

If it is taught in an elective class yes but not in a science class

All science classes should be electives, except for math. I do agree that evolution should be taught in science classes.

The only required classes in school should be math, post-classical European history including the secular study of Abrahamic religions, and civics. Why is teaching Darwinian evolution to every student a good thing?

     Students would benefit from a solid conception of how the world operates. If science can be dispensed with, then why not math after the grade school level?

[Associate Justice PiT]

Moderate Hero position: The Bible should be taught in school, but if it's going to be taught literally, it would be better if it weren't taught at all.

     I like this, actually. The Bible has influenced so much literature that familiarity with it is critical to gaining a serious grounding in the history of literature. The caveat is that this approach must consider the Bible as literature to be successful; teaching it as Truth will miss the point quite widely. Oh, and also interfere with the free exercise of religion.

[Associate Justice PiT]

^ One could argue that Molecules-to-man evolution is not science then, as no one can reproduce it. Do you really want to use that definition?

     It can be verified without being reproduced. The theory of evolution has a vast body of evidence that supports its veracity, even though the evolutionary chain from the first eukaryote to animals today cannot actually be reproduced.