Re "Top home-school texts dismiss evolution" ( Tribune , March 7):

Because politically correct evolutionists imposed their beliefs on school systems, children have a biased science curriculum, and once again, due to narrow-mindedness and intolerance, we creationists are insultingly demeaned for beliefs we hold dear.

Taxpayers whose beliefs differ from evolutionists and who are unable to home-educate are disheartened with a curriculum that presents only evolution. Children who challenge evolution face verbal attacks, bullying and worse.

We home-educate to give our children a rich education and to instill values that are shunned by a society that demeans and insults our differences. For example, University of Chicago professor Jerry Coyne's statements: "If this is the way kids are home-schooled, then they're being shortchanged," and "These books are promulgating lies to kids." Unless Coyne has a lifetime study of biblical science, as he has of evolution, he should keep his insults to himself. So home-educating evolutionists feel "outnumbered" and without resources. How does it feel? Use the library.

Susan Mule's daughter read a creationist textbook and said, "This is not true." As Americans, my daughters have the same right to say of evolutionist theory, without fear of condemnation, "This is not true."

Moira Michaels

Midway