Although I agree that what these children are being taught is very sad, I get very nervous when I see these sorts of articles and they focus on the homeschooling as the source of their ills, rather than the shitty, uber-religious upbringing.

We are atheist, Darwin-loving, Harry Potter-reading homeschoolers and it really pains me that we all have to be tainited with the same brush because a part of our community is going on a certain path. Religion is not the only reason people homeschool.

Also, "away from their peers"? They're at a Christian science fair. They're surrounded by their peers. Please break away from out-dated stereotypes of the kid locked in the house all day, religious or not.