In any case, no real evolutionist, whether gradualist or punctuationist, uses the fossil record as evidence in favour of the theory of evolution as opposed to special creation. We all jumped at the Origin of Species because the idea of God, interfered with our sexual mores. And that speaks volumes. After all, if children find out they were created by a God that they are accountable to, it will become more difficult to promote the pagan do what thou wilt, for that is the nature of man world view. If we are a result of evolution, then there is no God, there are no rights or wrongs, anything goes, there is no sin.
Moral relativism reigns.
John Dunphy wrote in the January 1983 Edition of the Humanist Magazine, The Bible is archaic, outmoded, and an incredibly dangerous book. I am convinced that the battle for the future of humankind must be waged and won in the classroom, to convey humanistic values. John Dunphy was right. The children have lost sight of who they are, and as a result, have no respect for themselves or for anyone else for that matter. And we wonder why our classrooms have become war zones.