[DannyTN]

"Because they are trying to “sneak” their religion into the public schools by masquerading it as science."

Exactly right. There is no reason to be teaching the religion of evolution to kindergardeners. But they have snuck it in there, despite the prohibition on religious instruction in public schools.

[RadioAstronomer]

Exactly right. There is no reason to be teaching the religion of evolution to kindergardeners. But they have snuck it in there, despite the prohibition on religious instruction in public schools.

Both of us are well aware that the theory of evolution is not a religion. Stating such does not bolster your argument.

[Radix]

"Exactly right. There is no reason to be teaching the religion of evolution to kindergardeners. But they have snuck it in there, despite the prohibition on religious instruction in public schools."

Digressing from the topic for a moment, the real "sneaking" in public schools has concerned the denial of of education concerning religion.  Is it really schooling if a topic of such importance and impact on the history of man is completely ignored? That is absurd.

Capitalism, and indeed western civilization was founded largely because of societies emphasis on religious principles. 

Heck, if countries had never persecuted Jews then we might never have discovered banking, or concepts such as financial liquidity. If it were not for edicts by the papacy concerning the propagation of "the faith' we might never have discovered the "new world" or even circumnavigated the earth.

Seriously, it is the eliminating of instruction concerning religion that has been the real harbinger of societal decay during the last half century in the country. What is this prohibition that you are talking about? Who enacted that? Judges?