Evolution and Christianity

Today in class Professor and some of my fellow classmates began to discuss if evolution and Christianity were both beliefs. Professor immediately shot down the idea that these two are both beliefs. Professor also does not believe that evolution is being "shoved down our throats" in science classes. His explanation was that evolution is the culture's view of creationism and therefore it will be taught in classrooms. Professor also brought up the fact that evolution is backed up by science and that the findings were done by humans.

I have a problem with this outlook on this argument because I believe that when you bring up beliefs and creation there are two major arguments. There is the Christian view and the "scientist view or secular view" which involves evolution. Evolution is a theory first off. It can be proven in its entirely. Science does support some of its arguments however. I do not understand how a theory can not be a belief with this being said. People believe that due to evolution and the big bang theory happening we  became life. Others believe God made us. Can we prove either? No. My major question is how is their a difference?

On to my second problem now. I have grown up in public school in an inner city school for all my life. I have only had one science teacher tell me that evolution was only a theory and that we can choose to believe in it or not. I learned more about evolution in that class than I did any of my other years in school. In all of my other classes I was told that evolution was the reason we were here and i quote "if you don't believe this then you are lost." I didn't find out until a few years later that my teacher who presented evolution to me the best was in fact a Christian. I believe that through my years of experience in school that evolution has indeed been shoved down my throat.

Now my third and final problem. Professor was asking us if we believed schools should allow prayer in them. I believe that schools should not deny it but allow it at the teacher's discretion since the teacher runs the classroom. Who cares if they are a Muslim? No one is forcing them to prayer with the class. They can say their own prayer during that time if they please. No one should be able to stop them just like no one should be able to stop Christians from praying. Professor said it himself today that the Christian's view on prayer is the minority. All I have heard in recent years is how America needs to hear the minority's views. So my question then becomes why let up on our fight? Professor believes that there are "bigger fights out there." I don't think so. What we learn as children is very valuable. The saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" is very real. If I am taught that we shouldn't pray and that evolution is how we got here then maybe just maybe I start to believe it. When it comes to the youth and the next generations we as Christians should be very guarded about what they are learning. People say our generation is messed up, just imagine what the next one will become if we decide that they aren't a big enough battle.