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Why, nothing. It's that part about trying to pass off religious beliefs as scientific theories that travels the HOV-lane straight into the heart of downtown Deceptionville...
But if one is not deceived, it's more like Duckburg, n'est-ce pas?
You really aren't so very good at this, you know. An actually adept practitioner of cannular complexification would have managed to remain within hailing range of an argument actually made.
Originally Posted by Yeledaf
But what if the students wanted a moment of silence to simply collect their thoughts? Would the mere suspicion that such thoughts might veer -- ever so briefly -- into the spiritual realm, be enough to make that silence unacceptable to the Constitutional evolution from "Congress shall make no law", etc. to these ever-more-precise strictures on pedagogy? Indeed, what if a particularly wanton student were apprehended meditating illegally? What would be the punishment?
...what if the students wanted a moment of silence to simply collect their thoughts? Would the mere suspicion that such thoughts might veer -- ever so briefly -- into the spiritual realm, be enough to make that silence unacceptable to the Constitutional evolution from "Congress shall make no law", etc. to these ever-more-precise strictures on pedagogy? Indeed, what if a particularly wanton student were apprehended meditating illegally? What would be the punishment?
Separation of Church and State means separation of religion from civil authority. A student's thoughts veering into the spiritual realm is not civil authority over religion. However, a public school teacher using the authority of his office to urge, encourage, suggest or recommend that a student has a duty to pray is an usurpation of God's authority and an assumption of power not granted to the government.
To inject a bit of irrelevancy into this Church/State argument I would comment that if given a moment of silence when I was a teen, I would not be praying but would be meditating on wondering if Susi-Q was wearing padding in her bra.
This was far more important than praying to a God to let me pass an English test. Besides, on a personal basis, I have always resented active prayer, under god, or moments of silence at public affairs.
To inject a bit of irrelevancy into this Church/State argument I would comment that if given a moment of silence when I was a teen, I would not be praying but would be meditating on wondering if Susi-Q was wearing padding in her bra.
This was far more important than praying to a God to let me pass an English test. Besides, on a personal basis, I have always resented active prayer, under god, or moments of silence at public affairs.
just curious why you "resent" moments of prayer etc?
Separation of Church and State means separation of religion from civil authority. A student's thoughts veering into the spiritual realm is not civil authority over religion. However, a public school teacher using the authority of his office to urge, encourage, suggest or recommend that a student has a duty to pray is an usurpation of God's authority and an assumption of power not granted to the government.
And all of this from "Congress shall pass no law."
Gotta hand to to you, Flash. You hear things a bloodhound don't.
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