I argued with my fundamentalist friend in class as well. But the government did not sponsor my presentation, nor my discussions with my friends. I did not borrow the band's sound system and announce during football games that God was a fiction. When someone asks me the greatest reason for not having government-sponsored religion in public schools, perhaps the best answer would be because there should not be government indoctrination in something as important a topic as God. Then I say get the State out of the metaphysics business all together.
Religion is divisive, false, and far too important a topic to trust to the government.
Forget the metaphysical, it can't even fix the physical. That sounds like a ringing endorsement for keeping religion out of public schools. He attends the University of Florida in Gainesville and will major in journalism. He enjoys photography, biking, writing, and reading. His favorite author is Bertrand Russell.