I am a practicing Christian with a degree in anthropology. I am also a public school [history] teacher. I like to think that I am a thoughtful, well educated, rational person of faith.
Evolution is a theory, but one for which a lot of scientific evidence exists.
Creationism, on the other hand, is a belief. It doesn't really meet the criteria of being a theory because it can't, at present, be tested at all.
Intelligent Design is a theory for which very little, if any, hard scientific evidence exists [yet].
Does that mean that there is no God or that he/she/it did not design the universe? Not necessarily.
Should Evolution be taught in public schools? Yes. It should be presented as a theory for which much evidence currently exists.
Should Creationism be taught in public schools? In a world religions class, sure. In a science class, no, not until compelling scientific evidence comes to light.
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