Religion in the classroom. A question.

I don’t believe religion has any need to be taught in school. School is meant for education purposes ONLY. The only place I believe religion should be taught is in church and Sunday school. It doesn’t belong anywhere else.

I think learning ABOUT religions (note: plural) is important - not promoting any one of them and not proselytising.
 

No. No. And no again. No appropriate for school. Teach kids what they need to know. No control what is rammed down their throats in the household, but don't do it in schools. Take it from someone who got one lousy education in the Santa Cruz School system.
 
In High School, not before. IMO

I think in primary schools too. Obviously age appropriate information - but we live in multi cultural societies, learning about the beliefs and customs of those around us is something to do from young age.

Not talking detailed theological or philosophy studies - but some people believe x or y, wear, eat, celebrate x or y, go to church, mosque, temple, synagogue
 
There are lots of Polling places in Illinois Church properties.

My thought is if a student wants to practice his families religious
beliefs in his own mind and not affect other students, OK.
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Public School are for kids education, is for study, some school
systems in large cities suck. Sports and activities are monitored.
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Of course the kid can say the pledge of Allegiance to himself if he chooses.
If he feels he is lying to himself so, be it.
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Religious schools are a different puppy. Parents pay for that too.
 
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From the ACLU article:

"Schools may also display the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence and the Northwest Ordinance under the new law."​

I wonder why they didn't include the Bill of Rights. :unsure:
This may help explain. It also cites USSC decisions that, if followed, may permit display of the Commandments, which is tricky.

Plural
 
What I find amusing about this discussion/issue is that not 1 kid out of a 100 will notice or read or pay attention. At least that's how I remember being in school.

YMMV
 
US Constitution and more recently the Supreme Court years ago clarified policy generally banning religion in PUBLIC schools since parents, would otherwise not have choice. However not so in private schools where parents can decide whether or not their children attend. A public school ought to be able to generally study the range of religions but not indoctrinate into any specific religion. The controversy of doing so in public schools is bullying due to divisive politics.
 
No. No. And no again. No appropriate for school. Teach kids what they need to know. No control what is rammed down their throats in the household, but don't do it in schools.
I don't know. There is an awful lot of deliberate, harmful indoctrination going on there already. Why the outrage on this single point?

I'm no fan of any particular religion myself. But I believe that at their core they are intended to make it possible for groups of people to live in close proximity without dissolving into violence.

Is the objection to religion, or as seems more likely the threat to the cultural revolution?
 
Louisiana has become the first state to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, from kindergarten through state-funded universities
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. This law, signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry in June 2024, mandates:

  1. Poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font"
  2. A four-paragraph "context statement" explaining the historical significance
  3. Implementation by the start of 2025
The law does not use state funds, relying on donations for the posters
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. While proponents argue it has historical significance, opponents question its constitutionality and plan legal challenges
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.This move is part of a broader conservative agenda in Louisiana, with similar bills proposed in other states like Texas, Oklahoma, and Utah
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. However, such laws face potential legal hurdles:

  1. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a similar Kentucky law unconstitutional
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  2. Legal experts note that context matters; using the Ten Commandments alongside other historical documents for educational purposes may be permissible, but isolating or elevating them risks endorsing religion
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The Louisiana law attempts to address legal concerns by including the context statement and allowing (but not requiring) display of other historical documents like the Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence
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.As of October 2024, a federal judge heard arguments on whether to temporarily block the law
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. The case highlights ongoing debates about the separation of church and state in public education.


perplexity.ai
 
I would have no problem with that if it were along side the equivalent rules from other religions - all equally ' historically significant'

But if the plan is to promote or endorse one religion, then no.
 
This is the third commandment:

You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.​

Wouldn't all the paintings and statues of God and Jesus violate the 3rd Commandment? And what about the cross that people wear around their necks and hang on their walls that they pray to.

And why is God so frickin' jealous? What's wrong with him? He sounds a bit insecure. :unsure:
 


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