Atheists & Agnostics

Having the Bible taught as an academic subject could pose a problem for fundamentalists. History class could teach that the Noah's ark story was derived from more ancient Mesopotamian myths. Physics class could illustrate that the ark, as described, couldn't float. Biology class could illustrate that only two animals of a given species do not provide sufficient genetic diversity to establish a population. The Bible may convey certain spiritual truths that can be communicated in a religious setting, but such truths will be obscured in any honest academic setting where facts reign over "truth".