Actually, I attended the so-called Dover trial. It was made very clear from the testimony and the judge ruled unequivocally that imposing religion was, indeed, the intent of the Christian school board members. May I add that this intent was intentionally and calculatingly masked in order to avoid criticism.

Beyond all that, it helps to differentiate between a personal theory and a scientific theory. Personal theories require nothing but our belief, while scientific theories require verifiable evidence.

As to the 'holes' in the theory of evolution, I can assure you that there were 'hole's in our understanding of the theory of gravity, the theory of electro-magnetism, etc. No educated person today believes that these things are in dispute.

As to reading the Quran in the public school, I would be opposed to that if the intent was to force that belief system upon the reader. I would submit that this is unlikely to the point of preposterous in this instance. Of course, if we were operating under the assumption that high school students are so devoid of personality and individual thought that the mere reading of a book from a different tradition would hold ultimate sway over them...

On a upbeat note, the photo on your page was quite evocative.
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