More Americans accept theory of creationism than evolution

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Not quite.

It is about the degree to which religion is involved in public education.

Church attendance is not mandatory, but attendance in school is. Religious instruction belongs in one's home and religious institution, not in the public classroom. Discussion of religion is an entirely different matter, and I don't see why a course in comparative religion or study of religion should be a problem, except where someone invokes the idea that one's religion or set of beliefs is the only 'right' or 'correct' one, and all others therefore are not.

The debate on evolution vs creationism is largely a philosophical conflict, but also one of public policy, which does affect the effectiveness of the educational system.

And this is what is scary, when religious groups want to require an entire nation to be forced to believe as they do and will go to just about any length to accomplish it.

Religion does not have a place in a public school science class.

Those who make the decision to accept such unsubstantiated hypotheses on faith willingly abdicate their right to use reason and their ability to verify the validity of these beliefs against what is actually verifiable. Making this conscious decision is the saddest thing. Seeing the proportion of Americans who favor superstition over science is alarming.

Yes, it is a problem in the US.

As usual, these threads reach a point where there's nothing new left to discuss.