[All-American Medic]

"Besides, I think quoting scripture from teacher to pupil should be allowed too IF THE PARENTS WANT IT. I think scripture reading issue should be as big or bigger than the prayer issue. There is a lot of wisdom on how to act and teach children in proverbs alone." And you will sit idly and quietly by, when your kids are hearing quotes and passages from the Koran or Talmud, when the muslim or jewish parents want it?? Values taught by religion are excellent, but they are meant to be instilled at home and church, not at a public school. The same way schools shouldnt be teaching your kids about things that are antithetical to your religion. You have a place where scripture is quoted to students, those are called parochial schools.

[Ahban]

And you will sit idly and quietly by, when your kids are hearing quotes and passages from the Koran or Talmud, when the muslim or jewish parents want it??

I said IF THE PARENTS WANT IT. And I would sure prefer reading from the Talmud over the Nilism that now reigns as the de facto state religion.

Values taught by religion are excellent, but they are meant to be instilled at home and church, not at a public school.

Meant to by who? By you? Don't you see that is precidely the issue we are debating on this thread? Why should those who have a whole-life view of religion be disenfranchised by those who want to lock God up in the church building?

The same way schools shouldnt be teaching your kids about things that are antithetical to your religion. You have a place where scripture is quoted to students, those are called parochial schools.

THey shouldn't? Says who? You? THat is exactly the point we are debating here. WHY should it not? Why, if that is what the vast majority of a community wants to do it that way? Because All-American Medic does not like it? THen are you not "imposing your values" on that community? Doing just what you condemn others for.

Every school should have two types of class rooms for parents to pick from. One where the teacher can act IN LOCO PARENTIS and one where they can't. Let the parents decide which teachers they want to trust. And if the parents want a certain teacher to quote scripture to their kids, then who is to tell them they can't? Not you, I hope.