Why must the schools be a battleground all the time? What is wrong with everyone? I get mad when some Liberal teacher starts trying to fill my childrens' head that socialist programs are "good". Do you know how many times I have had to complain about that? Why in the heck can't everyone lay off trying to teach my children "THEIR VALUES". That is MY JOB not yours and not the Libs. In other words mind your own business about what my children learn in terms of faith or values, let me worry about that ok? Can you not understand why I feel this way? Can you not understand it is a matter of freedom of choice? For crying out loud that is why people came here in the first place, to exercise their religious choice as THEY see fit not the "government sanctioned" way. Can you see the light now friend?
My children are very good children. They do community work and they work very, very hard in school. They have a bright future ahead of them. My family on both my mother's and father's side has been in this country since at least the 1700's and I am proud of my heritage and my family history here. I am proud of the volunteer work I have done as well. We are all good people and as far as I am concerned this is my country and here we have been granted the freedom of choice. That goes for EVERY AMERICAN whether they were born here or they were just sworn in.
We have the freedom of religion and we have the freedom of our choice of religion. I do not understand why my children would need YOU to attempt to teach your version of it to them. I do not come to your school and try and teach your children to believe in something. I do not condone it one bit. So why do it to mine? Why?
I warn you, keep the state and local government away from teaching my children your proposed state sanctioned religion. I do not try and impose my beliefs on your children, do not dare do it to mine.
So bringing constitutionality back into it I FEEL that the 1st amendment applies to state and local governments as well and I will exercise my 2nd amendment rights to protect that. My words maybe harsh but when it comes to my children I am very protective of them. I think that is enough said.
The Lord's Prayer was not "state sanctioned religion" it was just the Lord's Prayer. BTW, this was in in New Providence, New Jersey - the heart of the New Jersey suburbs of New York. Just so you won't think this was like Kentucky, or something horrible like that. In fact I was in Kentucky not so very long ago, and heard the name of JESUS spoken RIGHT OUT LOUD in a HS commencement ceremony, and it was quite bracing, I assure you. "Where are the feds?" I thought. Nowhere to be found! Bracing!
I do not try and impose my beliefs on your children, do not dare do it to mine.
Or else, what?
Obviously your protection of your children does not extend to educating them. I have many friends who have made substantial sacrifices to educate their children away from public education programs. That is their and your right. Do not complain when public education is molded to fit the agenda of the majority. It must always be so. If that does not include you do something about it. Stop whining and start taking some initiative with your precious children.Sorry to be so harsh. Apparently that is your coin.