"Science" and other misleading theories...

So it appears that a few public school boards in Alberta are going to be incorporating a "Christian" stream into certain public elementary schools. Doesn't sound like a big deal, right? Who cares if kids get a little religious education on the side? But wait! That's not the case! Christian teaching will be incorporated into all of their subjects, including...wait for it...science!

Here's a quote taken from this article: "Bill Bell, Mitford's principal, said Christian beliefs will be woven through every subject in the new Christian program. Creationism will be taught in science class, he added. 'The first teaching will be from a Christian point of view and then there will be an acknowledgement that there is another theory.'"

Wow. Does anyone else find this backward? Remember - this is a public school, funded by public monies. My libertarian streak prevents me from telling people what they should be teaching their children, but when it comes to using public funds for teaching myth as fact, I think it's time to draw the line. People should be free to teach their kids whatever they want, but the teaching religious beliefs is a private matter. Religious schools should be private schools, and parents should pay for that private education.

Sigh. This whole deal actually reminds me of that Arrested Development episode where there is no money to sponsor a State Fair, so the Church steps in with some funding. The next scene shows people happily moving in and out under a huge banner that says "Church and State Fair." Hilarious, yet depressing at the same time.