Following the creation debate in Kentucky earlier this month between Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and Ken Ham, co-founder of the Creation Museum, I am struck by the idea that science education in public schools should be ala carte. There are religious schools that receive public money via vouchers and teach creationism.

Following the creation debate in Kentucky earlier this month between Bill Nye �The Science Guy� and Ken Ham, co-founder of the Creation Museum, I am struck by the idea that science education in public schools should be ala carte. There are religious schools that receive public money via vouchers and teach creationism.

We need to remember that evolution theory underlies other disciplines, medicine foremost. To deny evolution is to deny geology, astronomy and physics, among others.

Believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible? Fine. A person�s religious freedom ends where a right to a solid education begins.

Without science education, the United States no longer will lead the world and will become a nation of ignorance worn as a badge of honor.

Why is the Christianity to be taught only of the fundamentalist variety?

Why does the religious freedom of a conservative sect supplant our rights to a knowledgeable, progressing society?

And why is it felt a religious point of view needs to be pushed on all by law, First Amendment be damned?

THOMAS GIVENS

Columbus