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.
I have no problem in schools explaining the meaning and background of those days, it comes under the topic of general world religions. However, celebrating Christmas is the issue here, Ms Grinch, and children and families who are non-Christian should not feel threatened by red or green paper napkins or plates. Are the schools teaching the detailed Christian theology surrounding Christmas - NO. IF they were, then you'd have a right to get your knickers in a knot. And that is where the line should be drawn.
Personally as a tax payer, I want the time used to give my children an education in that which can be quantified and measured.
Then you should spend your time ensuring that RATHER than defending such a STUPID policy as the Plano school district has as per the thread title.
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?
You need to wake up as this is already happening in our schools across the nation.
Islam was not confined to four walls on 911. Are you asserting that this is a desirable state of affairs?
Don't even try to go down that road. Terrorists seeking to justify their actions on religious basis are a completely different manner.
The minute you take your attitude, you open the door to anarchy.
Since when has Christianity promoted anarchy. Get a grip
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.
As I said before, wake up, this is already occuring. BTW, your children are exposed to plenty of this stuff out of school too (how well do you censor their TV viewing?). Secondly, if the schools are teaching DOCTRINE, they are wrong. Yes religious freedom for EVERYONE. And there is an inherent risk in that people have to act responsibly. Have you forgotten that is why most of our country was origionally settled? By people seeking to worship God out of their own consciences in a place where they wouldn't be persecuted. Whoops, forgot that they don't teach that fact of history in our schools anymore. And the few 'activists' are those who want to censor God completely out of American life. So if you have a problem with that, contact the ACLU and their ilk.