There are only two possibilities. We were either created, or we evolved from the primordial ooze. It really is that simple. Yet, public schools present only one side of this issue. Now, fear of acknowledging any other theory has prompted a federal judge to ban a sticker - stating the absolute truth - from being placed in a text book.

Perhaps the mistake Cobb County schools made was telling the truth - a commodity in such short supply these days that, evidently, even Judge Cooper couldn't recognize it. Now, the truth is a casualty in yet another judge's homage to political correctness.

Is this a highly charged issue? You bet. To their credit, Cobb County schools devised an effective, neutral, and intelligent way of dealing with such an issue.

Run a Google search for "theory of evolution." You should get 10,600,000 hits. Do you know why? Because Web sites, college campuses, and textbooks all refer to evolution as a theory.

That's right. Even Darwin called it a theory. College professors refer to it as a - let's all say it together - theory. It is a theory. Nothing more.

The stickers say just that, without reference to God or any other theory that could explain life. It simply says that evolution is a theory and should be treated accordingly. Imagine the audacity of a school system suggesting students utilize critical thinking.

Keep in mind that many Christians believe life evolved just as the textbooks suggest. There are also non-Christians who believe life was created (By aliens, Atlanteans, Lemurians, etc...). And, yes, there are Christians who believe almighty God created the heavens, the earth, and everything on it, just as the Bible says.

If everyone would stop demonizing this issue, we could provide balanced and scientifically based presentations of BOTH possibilities; even if it had to be done on a secular level. After all, there is plenty of science supporting creation and there are plenty of holes in evolutionary theory.

Both theories could very easily be taught without mentioning God (If some people find that offensive).

Editor's Note: Don McPeak is a member of First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville, Tenn.