Should Creationism be Taught in Science Class?

The short answer is, "No." If you're a creationist don't get mad check out my reasoning first.

Creationism is based on faith and science is not. The scientific method is the basis for all of scientific thought. The scientist is required to observe natural phenomena, come up with a hypothesis that describe the phenomena and make predictions that can be tested based on what would be observed if the hypothesis is true. The hypothesis must either be discarded or modified if it is found through experimentation or observation to be untrue. Thus a scientist must be prepared to discard his hypothesis based on the evidence. In other words, the possibility of being wrong must be admitted and accepted by all scientists.

Creationism, on the other hand, is based in faith. Its proponents can never admit the possibility of being wrong. Therefore, it is automatically contradictory to the scientific method and is outside the realm of science as a result. If it is not science then it shouldn't be taught in a class that is supposed to be about science. It is not on topic. The only exception that might logically exist would be in the context of explaining the difference between a science and a faith as I have just done. Note that I'm not claiming that creationism is necessarily wrong. I'm just claiming it is not science.

There are theology classes in many schools. How much science do they teach?