Indeed it is pushing it. But does not our national motto push it?
Do not the preambles to every state constitution push it?
Our Constitution guarantees freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion.
As to the statements about being gay, I don’t know the last time you visited a public school classroom, but that sort of thing can be prevalent. At least here in California. A counselor’s office I visited had gay pride pics, rainbow flags, trans-sexual art prints, “gay friendly” stickers, etc. etc. etc. I wrote a letter of complaint.
So the problem is, you can have Che Guevara on your wall, or Harvey Milk, or eco-terrorist junk, or Freudian philosophy, or Kwanzaa posters - there’s only ONE THING you can’t have -
that would be anything Christian in nature.
Which is wrong.
If there can be NO promotion of anything, then they must take down Earth Day, Cesar Chavez, Kwanzaa, Solstice, and everything else.
And if you have no point of view in a textbook, really picky picky NO point of view - you have no textbook.
Our national motto states it, it does not push it. It should state it. We are a nation under God.
This teacher was not stating it. He is pushing it. He should be teaching in a parochial school.
In my conservative viewpoint, I don't want the anyone preaching in school to my kids. I will teach them myself. I don't want alternate lifestyle preaching, I don't want religious preaching. I don't want this teacher's version of Chritianity preached. I want my kids taught reading, writing, arithmetic and wood shop.
It is my responsiblity to raise them in their religious teaching. I do not want to hand over to the school district that responsiblity.
You and I are in complete agreement on those other religions that are being promoted. I just don't see that me pushing mine on the schools is any way to make a statement that none should be pushed.