Should Intelligent Design be Taught in Schools?

The theory of evolution has long been debated; some believe in Intelligent Design and others believe in evolution. Some find themselves walking on the line, carefully stepping in the middle of the two theories. As a government, however, that has ruled out a theocracy, we must eliminate theories that strictly deal with religion, separating religion and state. "The Big Bang Theory", scientifically, can be mentioned because we truly don't know the exact way the universe formed, but millions of years of evidence (from evolution) should be the main focus. “You have to give kids the basics and the best that is available from the scientific community...It’s not a matter of fairness. It’s preparing people for college and the world economy—that’s really what the game is” (Matzke , p.76-77). People should be taught what is commonly accepted by scientists to be prepared for the world. Religion is the pillar on which intelligent design stands. Going in depth with intelligent design could potentially go against the wishes of those students who do not have a religion or who belong to religions that do not accept the theory. People are entitled to know the different theories, but when the main evidence of a theory comes from a religion/holy book, the entirity of the teaching should be questioned against the beliefs of the country; even though the majority of the country may believe in this theory, is it really fair to impose on others? On the other hand, without mentioning intelligent design, some people would be left questioning their religion against what they are learning in school, which should be "factual", and yet, they grew up with their religion being "factual" as well. "So be prepared to emphasize that students retain complete freedom of conscience—they do not have to give up their faith" (Matzke, p. 80) The common ground would be to mainly teach with evidence and have a day with how different religions feel they "came to be", including many religions; after all, America is becoming more diverse, and if we accept intelligent design in school, we'll have plenty more views how life came to be when other religions offer their theories.