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American schools don't teach evolution or religion. I think both studies are important to understanding the world, literally understanding the people, attitudes, and cultures all around the world.
That doesn't mean I agree with the other poster that religious beliefs and scientific theory are equal.
The thing is, a lot of religions believe in creation stories. A scientific classroom is not the place to debate Christian creationism from the POV of literalists, versus non literalist, versus new age, versus scientologist, versus buddhist, versus Hindu, native American tradition, etc.
Those discussions and how all those creation stories intertwine and relate is meant for a religious class.
As for science and studying religious texts, you can look at the stories literally or figuratively. You could consider Galileo's perspective, that the Bible isn't meant to teach science. That he didn't feel the Bible said anywhere he was committing sins by trying to understand the universe through science. He never lost his faith, and contended that if science causes your faith to weaken then perhaps the problem is the way you interpret the Bible. Various interpretations is why we have so many churches to begin with, so keep a big picture view of your religious movement.
Learn where you Bible comes from and the history if the cannon. My understanding is that the book of Genesis was written much later than all the other books.
That's all food for thought IMO.
Um . . . yes they do.