[stanz]

I wasn't talking about public schools. I was talking about private schools. My daughter attended both elementary and high school at private secular institutions.
Secularism, the last time I checked, merely means the absence of institutionalized religion. My point is that religion does not have the monopoly on morality.
We consider ourselves decent people, but we have no religious beliefs. This article reflects the same things you are saying- - - that "truths" can only be found in church and that worshipping is the only route to decency and civic responsibility. There are some of us who disagree with this assumption.

[LaineyDee]

Secularism, the last time I checked, merely means the absence of institutionalized religion. My point is that religion does not have the monopoly on morality.

Actually.....Secularism is a "belief" system or philosophy, which is exactly what religion is. If you don't use the Word of God to gauge morality... with what reference point do you gauge right or wrong? If you depend on our laws.....then that would refer you back to our Judeo-Christian heritage on which this nation was founded. BTW....those beliefs worked very well until the secular humanists felt we no longer needed the constraints of God in our society....or even patriotism for that matter. No loyalty to anything or anyone except SELF. Things started going downhill fast after that, IMHO.