But why should any religious views be injected in a public school? Whose religious view should be acceptable? I don’t buy into that.
My kids can got their dose of religion from home and church. They carry it with them, they don’t need to be indoctrinated in a public school. If I thought they needed more religious education I would have sent them to a religious school.
We are a pluralistic society, many faiths and flavors of these faiths. Nearly all my kids public school friends were going to church/synagogue when they were young. We were just all going to DIFFERENT places.
Same with non-sectarian organizations like scouting. Each year a different church or synagogue sponsors the scout sabboth; it is always inspirational.
And our schools were not scared to celebrate religious belief; there were many nods to different faiths in holiday programs and lessons. The chorale sang religious songs from many faiths, not just the holiday/winter/snow songs, but religious songs. Is that unusual for a public school? We are a suburban NY school district just outside of NYC.
Government schools are **never** religiously neutral. Why?
Answer: Because it is **impossible** to have a religiously neutral education.
At the moment our government schools are establishing secular atheism.
I am NOT suggesting that government schools adopt a religious worldview. GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MUST BE ABOLISHED! ( Yes, I am shouting)
Government schools must be abolished because they can **never** be made religiously neutral. They must either adopt a godless or a God-centered worldview. Regardless of which is chosen government schools will **establish** the religious worldview of some groups and crush that of others. Both worldviews have profoundly non-neutral political, cultural, and religious consequences for the society.
We must CLOSE government K-12 schools and establish private alternatives for all the children in the U.S.
Well, you've bought into the first lie -- the lie that no religious views are offered in public schools. (They are. Frequently.) I mean, even the perspective that God is an unmentionable in public school is indeed a "religious perspective."
Whose religious view should be acceptable? I don’t buy into that.
Half-truth #1: You've basically succumbed already -- the "religious view" that is currently acceptable is whatever the government, whatever the principal, whatever the school board, and whatever the teachers/curricula dictates. In other words, there already exists "religious views" in any given school deemed "acceptable" and "unacceptable." I mean, try giving a speech or valedictorian address that mentions "God" -- and see if the school's "religious views" finally become more readily apparent to you.
My kids can got their dose of religion from home and church. They carry it with them, they don’t need to be indoctrinated in a public school.
Another point of deception...public schools already engage in indoctrination...There is no God -- 'cause we don't mention Him...There is no revelation 'cause we never reference "inalieble truths"...etc.
Oh, and for "dosages of religion" -- as if it was an innoculation shot...I can see a TV report of Jesus 2000 years ago...the news camera focuses on Jesus with his disciples: "As your rabboni (teacher), we started off the first month meeting 24/7 with you. But from now on, I'm just going to give you innoculation shots each Sabbath morning and a few follow-ups at night during the week. So, I'm suspending our three-year 24/7 campaign in favor of dosages."