I completely agree with your first paragraph. I was using worst case scenario hyperbolically to illustrate my point. As I mentioned, I have no fear of such a thing happening in the US, barring some bizarre concurrence of catastrophic events. It's unlikely, but not impossible. My realistic worst case scenario is president who is more religiously zealous than the voters realize while he presides over a senate and congress which is politically aligned to him/her so as to allow passage of laws that would end up either being challenged in court, or overturned under another president. Essentially it would be a temporary set back much like the under-funding of stem cell research under George W. Bush.  

By the way, I too am a foreigner of sorts. Though born American, it was abroad where I also spent my youth. Like you (if I understood you correctly) I attended a school where the bible was taught (in religion class) as historical fact. Aside from evolution, which I didn't ever know about until college, I didn't lack in scientific education. I too survived without any serious impact.  

I also agree with your second paragraph, though I think my first paragraph covers why so I don't need to reiterate the reason why we are in agreement.

As for my daughter, I'd go into more detail, but the more I divulge the more I expose my identity on this site. Eventually our case will make the news, I'm sure, but most likely it won't get much traction in any popular outlets. That is, of course, unless things escalate further, but the school year is almost over and we're moving her to another school so she doesn't have to deal with any more of this.  

I figured you meant Christian morality, not biblical, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a bit of a smart ass by posting that list Not that Christian morality doesn't have it's shortcomings, but I'd say the majority of Christians are moving in a direction that is less accepting of past biases. Sure there are some "religious exemption" laws in some states, allowing for a free pass to discriminate as long as it's under the guise of their religious faith, and there are people like that duck guy (Phil Roberson?) telling wishful stories of atheists' daughters being raped and murdered, and there's the W.B.C., the KKK, and others like that, but they are in the minority and largely laughed at and dismissed by most other Christians.

Don't worry about me misperceiving your post, your point came across clearly.