do you think the 10 commandments should have been left in the schools?

Answer 1

Parents and schools are playing ping-pong with the kids.
Nobody wants everybody to do something.
SOMEONE do something.
Parents - it's YOUR responsibility to teach your children, too. Teach them HOW to live decent respectable lives.

The 10 commandments, if not in school, should be taught at home. Quit playing ping pong with our country's future leaders.

Answer 2

I was unaware that the 10 Commandments were ever in the schools. I know that when I was young we said a prayer but never the 10 Commandments. Sure the Golden Rule should apply to everyone in life.
Religion is seperate from our public education, however it a child is in a private Christian school then I am sure that they are being taught The Ten Commandments.
The state has no place in our churches, so...

Answer 3

Yes, all of the original schools were Christian schools. If the bible is against the rules, and prayer is too, then the ten commandments may not do too much good in the class room. The children do have a right to see them and hopefully try to life by them. The constitution never said to keep God out of the schools. That was a liberal judges misinterpretation.

Answer 4

Go back, check history and see were the schools have gone since the removal of the 10 Commandments and the Word of God. You be the judge

Answer 5

As an agnostic, I would be offended by the posting of the Ten Commandments in a public school or courthouse.

However if they include the part about not coveting your neighbor's slaves (which is often omitted) I might go along with it.

Answer 6

No. In addition to being an overt violation of the 1st Amendment, the 10th commandment, when properly translated, also promotes slavery and the oppression of women. Such garbage doesn't even belong in a church, let alone a school.

Answer 7

Left in the schools? I was in high school in the 80's... there were no 10 Commandments in my school... or in any other school I have ever been in. But if you want to put them there, go for it.... you can set it right next to the Wiccan Rede.

Answer 8

Yes, children who are listening will have something to live by when they grow up, during their formative years. Some of what they hear will stay with them the rest of their lives. There are some things in this world which money can't buy, and these are life's lessons which they will need to learn anyway. We would have a better world in which to live if there was some religion in schools, it didn't bother me while I was growing up, I was proud to hold my hand over my heart while saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, one thing I will NEVER EVER forget. With all its problems, America is a great place in which to be born and live.

Answer 9

No, they should not have been in public schools in the first place.
If a class is going to have a discussion about religion, all major religions should be represented. In this way one religion is not promoted over any other, and students can make a free choice. That's what the separation of church and state is all about.

Answer 10

yes if you post hammurabi's code and the havamal and muslim and buddhist laws eight next to it equal standing then you can post the ten commandments as a historical basis for modern law and that would be an ideal and educational experience for children. If you want them to learn only about christian ideals you should probably find some other place and time for that...maybe on a sunday in one of those wadda u calllits? a church?