The ACLU Continues Its Attack On Christianity - Taking Bibles Away From Children (Obama, abortion)
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What your are advocating is for your religion...not all religions. If there were a religious studies classes starting from the 4th grade to 12th...Christians would flip out.
There was a case recently[I'll find the link] where "parents" didnt want yoga to be thought in school PE because yoga fosters an Eastren philosophy...meaning a different way of thinking.
Even back in the darkest of the Dark Ages (the early 60s), we learned about other religions, their "holy books", etc in public school in a heavily Catholic area of Pennsylvania. We also learned about the different theories about how the world began, and we had to write a paper about it.
What your are advocating is for your religion...not all religions. If there were a religious studies classes starting from the 4th grade to 12th...Christians would flip out.
There was a case recently[I'll find the link] where "parents" didnt want yoga to be thought in school PE because yoga fosters an Eastren philosophy...meaning a different way of thinking.
You're reading into my post something I was not conveying.
The OP link is about a Bible so I'm referring to a Bible.
If the OP link said Koran then I would also say Koran. Ok ?
A book is a book. I remember when I was a kid someone would come into the school and hand out bibles. Usually little New Testaments were distributed. So what...the kid can take it home and put in on the shelf...or look through it. Few people from what I remember became hard core Christians through the possession of a book. In fact out of 100 bibles given away I would say perhaps 2 were read. Bibles are not a dangerous item as some aggressive atheists might believe. Indoctrination usually comes from a teacher and not a book.
Again...would you be fine with Scientology or Heaven's Gate tracts being handed out in school?
Those same founding fathers made it a point not to include religion in the constitution. Rightfully so. You wouldn't want Christianity as a part of the government and teachings of this country would you? Could you imagine how absurd a public school system would be if you started every morning with a religious prayer led by the faculty?
Those same founding fathers made it a point not to include religion in the constitution. Rightfully so. You wouldn't want Christianity as a part of the government and teachings of this country would you? Could you imagine how absurd a public school system would be if you started every morning with a religious prayer led by the faculty?
They left it for the States to include it, or exclude it and EVERY SINGLE State Constitution in this country decided to include it. All of them mention God.
Even back in the darkest of the Dark Ages (the early 60s), we learned about other religions, their "holy books", etc in public school in a heavily Catholic area of Pennsylvania. We also learned about the different theories about how the world began, and we had to write a paper about it.
So did I and I went to Catholic school. The nuns didn't seem so fearful about teaching us about the other religions. I remember we did compare/contrast charts of the various religions and I can recall many of those major points today that differs one religion from another.
Pretty sad that people are so divided these days that education suffers.
They left it for the States to include it, or exclude it and EVERY SINGLE State Constitution in this country decided to include it. All of them mention God.
So?
There are states in the union that will not allow an atheist to hold public office.
Is that legal just because a state decided it and not the feds?
Hint: No.
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