cross-posted from a Facebook rant that hasn't cooled yet.

Bachmann: Schools should teach intelligent design

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann explained her skepticism of evolution on Friday and said students should be taught the theory of intelligent design.

Rant begins:

Put succinctly, "ohHELLno!" I'll no more approve of ID in schools than I would abstinancy-only sex ed (parenthood prep), showings of "the Handmaid's Tale" or field trips to the "Intelligent Design Museaum." Religion should be private, in one's home or house of worship. SCIENCE trumps Creationism in that it provides a chain of evidence and teaches scientific method, which works in the real world.

I do not mean to be seen as attacking the Creation story as an assault on Christian heritage or upon those who practice their faith in a Christ-like way. One faith's traditions are as valid as any other's. I _DO_, however, stand opposed to the use of a government-maintained, taxpayer-funded institution -public schools- as an indoctrination machine for those for whom their faith is something that must be inflicted upon others. That didn't work when it was practiced on the American Indians, or the Australian Aboriginies... let's take a lesson from history. School = school. Church = church N'er the twain shall meet.

We have faith-based schools as an alternative to public schools for a reason.

Rant ends.