Apparently you didn't read my post or missed something. Creationism is not science, therefore I believe that teaching that in a science class is unnecessary and shouldn't be done.
That being said, I have no problem with them teaching religious subjects in school - in appropriate classes - as long as they give equal time to other religions. I stated that I did not agree with them teaching Greek/Roman mythology without offering equal time to Christian myth/legend.
I feel both of those statements rather makes your point moot, since I'm not suggesting that any religion gets more or less time than any other.
Aside from that, religion topics aside, science is science - provable unless stated as theory (which means that they're pretty sure, but they can't prove it). There are plenty of reasons why Evolution makes sense, and the things that we *know* about Evolution are provable. Religion is not provable, because it is an opinion. That is why things such as art and music are not taught in science class as well - they are matters for philosophers, not for scientists.
I also agreed that science has its own agenda, as does the political garbage that we are forced to stomache which ignores the first ammendment - as you said. I'm not impressed with the fact that schools *still* teach that Columbus discovered America - and that was old news and known to be false when I was in school.
Speaking of the first ammendment - we could bring up other topics which infringe (IMO) on people's rights in which the Christian Right has been pushing (to the neglect of other religions). One such topic is the ten commandments in our courthouses. That is a digression though, perhaps for another thread.
Let's go over my points one more time, just to make sure you understand (your response did not seem to apply, which is why I'm re-stating what I've said before).
1) I will not teach my child that he *has* to believe a particular religion. Religion is not science, it is belief, which makes it opinion. I'm not about to tell anyone that there opinion is wrong.
2) I'm not opposed to teaching Creationism in appropriate classes, as long as they're willing to teach other mythologies and Creation stories as well. Equal time, equal rights.
3) I am opposed to the schools teaching Creationism in a science class, because I do not believe that Creationism is a science. It is a religious belief. Perhaps a History class, but not science.
4) I agree that politics have no part in what should and shouldn't be taught in school. What should be taught is information. That being said, once again, equal time for equal rights.
Equal rights. You can't imagine how annoyed I am when I see a gradeschool's Christmas production (for the December Holidays) and fail to see any references to Haunekka(sp? I know it's wrong...). Of course, I also get mildly annoyed when Christian parents fail to recognize the origins of the Yuletide holiday...but we have another 6 months before tha becomes on-topic