I agree with much of what you are saying Adullam, however, take this article from the news today:
Author Hawking says God not needed for creation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_hawkingSo my only thoughts on staying out of it completely is that children are then being taught that there is no God. If they would leave it at "natural science" and leave disproving God out of it, that would be a different story.