why is people at school trying to take god out of schools?

Answer 1

Learn about your God while you're at church! While you're at school you should learn about real things like science and math and English. Not everyone believes in your God, and I don't want my taxes wasted teaching kids about something I don't believe in. Don't pray in my school and I promise not to think in your church!

Answer 2

Which god? The Constuitution says that "There shall be no State established religion". If the government says only the Christian God is the correct God, then they violate the Constitution.

Are you willing to let all versions of God in the school system? You have your moment of silence, the Islamic students pull out their prayer rugs and face Mecca, the Jews hum and bob their prayers, the Catholics pray to Mother Mary, the Hindus pray to all their varied Gods - and on and on. Best to have none rather than all - that way you might actually get some learning done. Keep religion where it belings, in Sunday School, Churches, Mosques and Synagogues.

Answer 3

Incredible. I'm amazed at the answers. The Constitution does not have the words separation of church and state in it at all. It does state that the government can not impose one religion on the country as was done in England. The framers of the constitution took great care to give us a country with rights and values never seen before.The government determined that all children would have an education so developed over time the public school system. A lot of you need a course in early American history. As far as multiculturalism is concerned, are there really people out there who think it is a recent event. English is my second language. This whole bit of taking the very concept of God out of the public schools (by the way public schools did not give religious lessons they merely allowed for a morning prayer and the pledge of allegiance) was started by a homeless lawyer who felt offended by anything to do with God. He didn't care whose belief system it was he didn't like it. He started that famous separation of church and state line. If more people studied the Declaration of Independence (it refers 3 times to the Creator) and the US Constitution this issue would be buried. I went to both Catholic and Public schools. In the Catholic school if a student was of another faith that student was excused from religious study unless they wanted to stay. Also we were taught over all theology which encompasses many beliefs. The students in the public school I went to were really strong about the idea that no matter what our back ground we were all Americans. No they were not mostly WASPS either. It was quite a mix. This country was founded on people from all cultures and beliefs.

Answer 4

Because some people believe that God should not be taught at school, or an equal amount of Creationism and Evolution should be taught. Religion is something that should be taught at home, or a private institution. It is not the place of educators to impose other ideas on children, but rather the place of parents to do so.

There are many different religions in our society. There are many Buddists, Toaists, Unitarians and even different realms of the Christian religion. How is it right for a state institution to teach children about a singular god if that not what your family believes? It is the job of educators to EDUCATE including math, science and reading, not to teach about religion. Thats what preachers are for.

Answer 5

Because God is not in schools.. There is not enough time to learn about every god and America is a melting pot. If the school system taught about christianity, they would also need to teach about every other religion as well including atheism. People would learn nothing except religion and the country would fall behind the rest of the world intellectually...

Answer 6

I'm not a Christian, but Worshipful_Heart is completely correct about the rights of Christian schoolchildren.

Contrary to the beliefs of many, there is no law anywhere in the United States that prevents public schoolchildren from praying or expressing religious views, individually or in groups, as long as it does not disrupt class. Such a law would be a violation of the students' first amendment right to freedom of religion.

There are only two restrictions on prayer in public schools.

1) Prayer must be student-initiated and student-led. The school faculty, as representatives of the government, may not endorse a particular religious viewpoint by leading students in prayer or by encouraging them to pray.

2) Prayers may not be voiced over the school's public address system. Doing so forces all students to participate in a particular religious practice and offers tacit approval of the particular viewpoint expressed.

These restrictions are in place to allow students full expression and practice of their religious beliefs while barring the government from imposing religous practices on citizens.

I've never understood why this is such an issue.

Answer 7

Because you get these people who feel that their atheist lifestyle is threatened by saying 'God" in the pledge of allegiance. Making sure that the Ten Commandments are taken away from Government buildings and "Under God" is taken away from our money.

Everyone tolerates other peoples lifestyles everyday. In my school I deal with Gay's and Lesbians lifestyles, and have no problem with it. I have Muslim kids in my school also who pray throughout the day and deal with it.

My point is if everyone else deals just fine with other types of lifestyles, and it doesn't threaten their ideas; why do atheists have to press so hard on the facts that I stated above?

Answer 8

Whose gods or which gods are to be removed? If no gods are in school, then we don't have to decide. Or, should we let in all gods?

What do you go to school to learn?

Since these questions are what cause the problem with gods, why not just leave the issues to religious places of worship?

Answer 9

Why should my son be forced to believe in something the way that someone else believes? I will be the one teaching my son spirituality. God can stay out of the schools. I can teach him about all the religions myself and help him form his own beliefs.

God isn't being taken out of the schools, God is staying out of the school.

Answer 10

Really I felt out of place in school because I don't believe there is a god. Why should I play the fairtale game just because you do? God is something like sex and should be kept to your self and if you want to do it at home that is up to you. I don't want to see it or even hear about it let along have it forced on my kids.

Answer 11

Not everyone believes in God whether you like it or not. Having any religious figure in a public school would be offensive to someone not of that religion. It would be like if the school was owned by a satanic group and put statues of Satan up. You would be completely offended.