But they need math to work and be successful. A student does not need religion for that.
Not all grow up in that environment. Of the ones who do; how are they all "inundated with Christianity?" What are the details?
Of course not all do--most do. They can go to church to learn about the Bible from an insiders perspective.
Really? I was reading my Bible during a free period in High School. That time was spent in a classroom under the supervision of a teacher. The teacher told me to put my Bible in my book bag, and to never let him see it again.
That sucks--sounds like you had a highly biased teacher who should know better.
Can you show me the law that allows the Bible to be taught as a literary text?
The following is an excerpt from the AASA
Key Court Ruling
The Constitution does allow some religious expression in public schools — perhaps more than most people think. While classroom instruction or school-directed activities that favor one religion over another are clearly unconstitutional, students are allowed to quietly pursue their beliefs on their own by meeting voluntarily in religious clubs or saying grace before lunch, for example.
In a 1963 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring schools to have daily Bible readings and recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. But it did not ban the Bible from classrooms. In fact, the court noted “it might well be said that one’s education is not complete without a study of comparative religion or the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization.”
Even so, Peg Hill, director of the California Three Rs Project, a First Amendment and religious freedom education organization, says for a time after the 1963 ruling, many schools avoided any discussion of religion — to a fault. As she points out, religion often has been a key driver of historical events.