Exactly. Western Civilization has not been a theocracy at least since Constantine. The Christian priesthood (in contrast with the Islamic imamate) has never been a secular office.
Fortunately, I'm free from having some ignorant Christians or Muslims or Jews try to shove their ignorance down my throat thru force of law.
This goes both ways, you know. Our publically funded education system does a pretty fine job of shoving secularist/pluralistic propaganda down our kids' throats. For example, many sex education programs indoctrinate them in ways that I believe are harmful to society. I find that as offensive as you would find tax money being used to pay Christian clergy.
"Exactly. "
So we're in agreement.
"Our publically funded education system does a pretty fine job of shoving secularist/pluralistic propaganda down our kids' throats."
True. It's no worse (to me) than having tax dollars spent on teaching Creationism or other myths. I'm not a big fan of the teaching of acceptance of alternative lifestyles either, for the record. Some things should be handled by parents.
"many sex education programs indoctrinate them in ways that I believe are harmful to society."
Those that encourage sexual experimentation by adolescents - I agree with you. School is no place to learn about different types of sexual positions, etc. BUT, simply educating them on contraception, along with abstinence, as ways to promote sexual health is a good thing, I think. I do not believe in ignorance here. Hoping kids remain abstinent is simply ignorant. Many will not so I think it's best and most-realistic to educate them on the options they have.
Since 100% abstinence will never be achieved, isn't it better to still have low teen birth rates and cases of sex. disease, rather than the alternative?
I was a teenager once, raised in a fairly-strict Catholic family with mindful parents and went to church and had all the guilt of Catholicism thrown upon me, blah-blah-blah. Yet, I did all I could to eventually have premarital, teen sex. I would've had more, had I been able to get in the girl's pants more often. I was stupid and male (still am both!), sure, but at least I knew what I was getting into due to sex ed. My parents, who were great in all aspects but one, never had a 'sex talk' with me.