Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei

This really isn't an infringement on the first amendment right, as many of you here want it to be. The law of the land clearly states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;...". So unless a petition signed by the residents of Odessa, Texas, or the local school board which funds the local school that this shall be taught at equates to congress establishing a religion, I don't really see what the issue is.

And for the record, I do agree this class should be offered as an elective, and not required.