We may have more allies out there than we think when it comes to this issue of teaching evolution in public schools. Many Americans want to reconcile their faith with modern science and are rejecting the Religious Right’s claim that the two must be in conflict.

Americans United has been saying all along that while these classes can be objective in theory, in practice they are often not – and that many of the legislators pushing them don’t really want objective instruction about the Bible; they want Sunday School lessons that reflect biblical literalism.

Vouchers and other forms of private-school aid plans have been getting trounced at the ballot box since 1967.