[Kevin]

I've had those teachers where I wanted to ask them "Tell me what I need to believe to write this paper for you..."

That's essentially the way you should look at it. Homework is not about standing up for what is right, what is just, etc.. It is something that is between you and the teacher. If you were the editor of the school paper and the teacher was telling you to write something you disagreed with in the student paper, I'd take a different position.

In this situation, my advice is to just write what you know will get you a decent grade and earn you the least amount of friction.