What are the origins of the breaks to begin with......Christmas and Easter.......state just formalizes them.
Welp, public schools are supposed to be about EDUCATION. Education requires a standardized, disteric wide curriculum as well as discipline.
Education goes beyond the 3-R's, it is a reflection (or at least it used to be) of the society at large, reinforcing the values, TRADITIONS, and roles. Back in the dark ages when I attended public school, I'm sure there were non-Christians in attendance, but they participated in the Christmas festivities anyway and I don't think they were a bit traumatized at all.
It teaches them that school is for education and religion is for churches.
A religion that is confined to the four walls of a place of worship is worthless and dead. The minute you take that attitude, you open yourself to totalitarianism. Our constitution guarantees the FREEDOM to practice our beliefs without artificial government intervention. That means in the schools, work, parks, malls, where ever we are. The founders of our country certainly didn't restrict their beliefs behind the walls of a building, but incorporated it into every facet of their lives as well as into the constitution. If our schools really TAUGHT history again, this would be very clear.
What are the origins of the breaks to begin with......Christmas and Easter.......state just formalizes them.
Doesn't matter, as long as the state decides how many days they want kids to be in school. Perhaps you should take it up with the state legislatures.
Education goes beyond the 3-R's, it is a reflection (or at least it used to be) of the society at large, reinforcing the values, TRADITIONS, and roles. Back in the dark ages when I attended public school, I'm sure there were non-Christians in attendance, but they participated in the Christmas festivities anyway and I don't think they were a bit traumatized at all.
Following your logic, then, public school time should also be taken for Pagan Yule Log sacrifices, Ramadan , Maha
Shivarathi, Yom Kippur, Birth of the B'ab, Bodhi Day, Ganesh,Kwanzaa etc. Personally as a tax payer, I want the time used to give my children an education in that which can be quantified and measured.
What the heck, Baptists and Catholics won't be traumatized a bit...right? No one will mind their own kid being exposed to pagan beliefs, Islamic beliefs...right?
It teaches them that school is for education and religion is for churches.
A religion that is confined to the four walls of a place of worship is worthless and dead.
Islam was not confined to four walls on 911. Are you asserting that this is a desirable state of affairs?
The minute you take that attitude, you open yourself to totalitarianism.
The minute you take your attitude, you open the door to anarchy.
Our constitution guarantees the FREEDOM to practice our beliefs without artificial government intervention. That means in the schools, work, parks, malls, where ever we are. The founders of our country certainly didn't restrict their beliefs behind the walls of a building, but incorporated it into every facet of their lives as well as into the constitution. If our schools really TAUGHT history again, this would be very clear.
Then you have opened the door to religious expression of all stripes in every public place, including public schools. So please don't complan when your child is exposed to pagans dancing around a burning log at the winter holiday celebration. You need to understand that religious freedom means religious freedom for EVERYONE, not just for a few activists.