To: Blood of Tyrants
I mean you do not have the right to "not be offended" by another person's observation of religion. If a person prays silently before their meal and you are uncomfortable, tough. I fully agree. There is no right to not be offended.
the unofficial state religion is secularism/humanism/atheism
In your opinion, would it be possible for the state to be neutral towards religion, neither helping it or hindering it in any way, or would neutrality in itself constitute promotion of atheism?
70 posted on
05/12/2003 9:53:17 AM PDT by
freeeee
To: freeeee
Indeed. Forced neutrality in itself IS a form of atheism, a protected "religion".
85 posted on
05/12/2003 10:10:19 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
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To: freeeee
Neutrality would of course constitute atheism.
Christians will NEVER be happy until EVERYONE is a christian.
All other religions be damned.
It's their way or the highway, and always has been.
The fact of the matter is, that if the parents of these students want their kids to go to one of these Christian bible camps, then they should do so AFTER school, just as is done with any other extracurricular activities.
The school should not promote or condemn any religious function period. And should NOT allow the students to go to such DURING school hours.
It is not the public schools place, if this had been a PRIVATE christian school, then I would expect this, but not at a public school.
And as far as the Pagan suing the school district, they have every right to do so, if the child is being harassed, has told the school about the harassment and the harassment continues, then they have right to sue because the school district did nothing to stop it. The childs safety is the schools responsibility during school hours.
She has as much right to be a Pagan, as Christians do to be Christians. Christians may not like her religion, but it does not give them the right to persecute her because of it.
117 posted on
05/12/2003 8:10:57 PM PDT by
Aric2000
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