In teaching chemistry, I never ask students to explain something. I don't think science, in the deepest use of words, ever explains things. I worry that in the heat of an exam, a student will hit a crisis because he or she realizes that science can't explain anything. Science merely describes. I tend to see science and religion as alongside one another, rather than in conflict.
Many people make the mistake of looking at the Bible and seeing it as a scientific manual.
When I look at the Bible, I don't see it as a book about how. Some religious factions, including fundamentalist Christians in this country, have perceived major conflicts between science and religion. Devout scientists, on the other hand, see no clash. I think where some people have a problem is if they have a literal interpretation of the Bible. Then parts of religion come into conflict with a scientific understanding of the world.