Response to jt's texas state stuff

On my fellow classmate's blog, she wrote an article on the "strengths and weaknesses" debate on evolution in Texas public school curriculum. You can find the original article here. This is my response:

While the position may have merits, the way in which the point was argued made it seem weak and bigoted. A short three paragraph blog post initially dismisses intelligent design, and then the bible, and then religion itself. The issue at hand is whether or not the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theory, specifically the theory of evolution, should be taught in Texas public schools. What is not being discussed is whether intelligent design should be taught in schools, which is something your post completely misses. 
Of course evolution should be taught in public schools. Much of modern biology is built on the framework of natural selection and evolution. But there are strengths and weaknesses to the theory and a well reasoned debate about whether or not to include these in school curriculum is not extreme. 
Belittling a legitimate issue facing our state is much less effective than presenting a well reasoned argument for why the strengths and weaknesses of the theory of evolution shouldn't be taught in our schools.