It wouldn't be impossible if more people started voting for separation of SCHOOL and state. That way, gov't wouldn't control the information fed to our children.
it is precisely your worldview that enables relativistic comparisons of homosexual/heterosexual unions, sin free abortions, etc. Whether you yourself condone these things isn't really an issue because your stated philosophy sustains it.
There is no "stated philosophy" among atheists. There are certain political atheist activist groups who assume a socialist agenda, but they don't represent all atheists. In fact, here's a little-known secret: They even have trouble getting atheists to join them! The only issue on which most (though not all) atheists seem to agree is "separation of church and state." In fact, I could argue that the atheist viewpoint would lean to a pro-life stance because we don't believe in an afterlife. For example, "Atheists Agnostics for Pro-Life" has the slogan: "Because life is all there is."
The media paints a picture of us that does not accurately portray us. And, if the majority of Americans are Christian, then I would point out that they must comprise the majority of parents sending their children to public school and not complaining at all about the agenda there.
I must add that there may be a "stated philosophy" by many religious groups, but not all theists agree nor do they abide by them.
yeah, that's gonna happen. Why is it everytime a libertarian or a Dipist is faced w/ a practical obstacle to one of their theories the answer is always along the lines of; "well if we could just get gravity to stop pulling stuff down'?
Likewise, while I will readily acknowledge a spectrum of positions w/i each camp, it can't be argued that the practical results of Dipism is an amoral relativism the purpose of which is to debunk traditionalist western values.
And if you haven't noticed that parents have been screaming bloody murder about the way the public schools are being run, then...gee...where do you live?