should ten comandments be put in schools or other public places?

Question

I say yes but ONLY if all the other religions are represented as well in those same schools and public places

Kc i said if you put god in the schools or public places then you should represent all religions there as well so as to ensure religious equality.

ffreedom of religion
everyone should have their views and beliefs represented not just the christians

for the record i dont believe it should be in school for the simple fact that only one belief will be represented. if they were forced to represent all religions in this country it would be absolutely preposterous to put that in school.

if you want that go to a private school of your choice.
if it is public then all or nothing

Answer 1

Nope. Church. State. Separation. This is extremely important. And it's much easier for all government/public establishments to represent no religion than it is to try to include every religion.

Added: This country was NOT founded on God, it was founded on freedom. Including freedom of religion. And equality. I love how so many people who try to sound the most patriotic are in the most severe violations of everything this country was founded on.

Answer 2

I agree with you about other religions needing to be represented if any religion is represented. I think a quiet area could easily be designated a reflecting room with some nice plants and displays of religious scripture.

I have a hard time understanding why religious displays are so offensive to some people. I look at each of them as a way to learn about others and find beauty in most. I don't have to believe in the Hindu's Gods but I am interested in learning about them. If I find something offensive, I do not look, listen or go near it.

Answer 3

Religion is a personal thing and should be taught at home. If someone needs to be surrounded by their religions at all times, they can carry a personal bible, Koran or any other religious replica that helps them maintain their faith, but I will continue being the one who teaches my son about spirituality. Most of the 10 commandments are good, but since I do not believe in a God who really cares how or whether we worship or not, then the Love Thy God one isn't very appropriate for my beliefs and what I teach my son.

So, no. Keep all religion out of school and let each person be taught and teach they way they want to.

Thank you for trying to be fair though.

Answer 4

I don't think that public schools should be teaching about religion at all. First off, it wouldn't be fair to other religions if they put one type only. You mentioned it being ok as long as other religions are represented too but then that would take up too much time. I don't think that schools want to be teaching about a personal choice rather than teaching what they are supposed to be teaching. I think that teachers need to be teaching what kids need to learn. An education is very important and religion should be left for Sunday school. Thats what Sunday school is for. I should know because I used to go there.

Answer 5

Nearly all of our "founding fathers" were Christian, so displaying the ten commandments in public schools and other public buildings then created no controversy. The commandments are mostly just rules of conduct that should be accepted in any society. Most apply even to those who worship more than one God, or that don't believe in a God at all. That small minority that disagree have the right to free speech and to state their disagreement.

Today, we have good people of other faiths who have a right to see their own rules of conduct displayed as well, and those are really very similar.

Answer 6

I disagree. The Ten Commandments may prove effective in being a guide, but not everyone agrees with them. It is a matter of faith too - something that should not be mixed up with other more correct teachings (like we all know 1+1 = 2, but we're not all sure of the existance of a higher power).
I think that if you want to learn from the commandments and other religious teachings be it Islamic, Jewish or Jedi (lol), then that should be done on your own time in your own personal space. I think whats important to remember here is that not everyone believes in a faith and having it and/or all other religions plastered across their school might offend them.

Answer 7

I say no, the Christian church , as well as the 100 other religions in the US should have no place in our Government
America is not a Theocracy yet, no matter how many misguided folks would have it be. Like Iran, Saudi Arabia. Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.

Any one that thinks Christians would live in peace are pipe dreaming. The Fundamentalists, Pentecostals, Baptists, and all the rest would be on each others backs faster than LeRoy on a crotch rocket.

Answer 8

I would agree with your reasoning of "yes", except that I don't
think you are EVER going to get people to be satisifed with the
amount of representation that their particular religion has.

Therefore, no, I don't believe the 10 commandments belong
in tax-payer paid for buildings or institutions (including schools).

If we wanted a theocracy, we would have explicity defined one
within the Constitution. Experience in education, human
behavior, etc, shows that it is not possible for adults (and
certainly not for children) to ignore religious paraphernalia
with its continual presence. It is either taken as condemnation
of one's own religion or cohersion to join another. In any case,
it cannot be ignored.

And yes, this means I would remove the "In God We Trust"
from our money and ditch the opening prayer for Congressional
sessions. I would also remove the reference to God from
the pledge of allegiance.

The latter was a response to the gain in power of the
communists in the 1950s - the communists were "Godless
atheists", and therefore we must be "God fearing".

The soviets did indeed say that theirs was a atheist state
but it was certainly an over-reaction to dictate that all
of our citizens should believe in God.

By the way, I think that most of the goals of the
10 commandments are worthy goals - but the
actual words clearly define them with respect to God vs.
ends in and of themselves.

If we removed the religious wording from them and simply
kept "Thou shalt not kill", etc, do you think people would
still find it such an interesting issue?

Answer 9

So represent every religion in the world? lol NO, This country was founded on " In God we trust"..That should be enough...Let anyone who believes a certain religion take from that what they need and worship whatever God they choose. There are worse things in schools that that...But then again, most liberals woudl rather have anything good taken down as to not offend someone. Why not put up pictures of Allah and that shold make the left happy.

Answer 10

Absolutely not, what about Native Americans?, Buddhists, Hindus, etc. It's impossible to represent every religon-and even if we could it's not seperation of church and state. And if you saw the colbert report, you would know that the senator proposing that bill can't even name all ten, he got 3, and then said "well I just don't know anymore."
And to the people saying our forefathers were christian-UNTRUE! Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine, among many others were deists.