Would you prefer schools to teach the ten commandments, or the constitution of the USA?

Question

why?

Answer 1

The Constitution. There are over 100 recognized religions in the US, that alone should preclude any particular faith in taught in schools. Saudi Arabia and Iran are two of the few that are Theocracies.
In fact one of the first things Hitler wanted was:
“Secular schools can never be tolerated because such schools have no religious instruction, and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith.”

( Adolf Hitler, in 26 April 1933)

Keep church in church, where it belongs.

Answer 2

I believe there is room for both. I never went to public schools though. Although I do believe in separation of Church and State. I was raised going to Church schools and learned both Ten Commandments and the Constitution. Even though Church schools are rather expensive and parents want to extend to their children some religious education, then that is an option.

The Ten Commandments were here long before the constitution and whether you want to believe it or not, the constitution was based on Christianity.

Answer 3

Yes, and Yes.

Local control, local accountability. Forget about education being a national or state responsibility. It is the parents of the child who are responsible for educating the child. Home schooling is the best way to achieve this, especially with the near-complete disintegration of morals in society, as reflected in our schools, our culture, our economy. It's a daunting task like never before, but the U.S. of A. was built by people not afraid to take a stand, who were people of integrity and character, who stood on their own two feet and learned how to lead others. Would you follow someone who didn't show courage, integrity, heart? No, you wouldn't. What do these "schools" (baby jails) propose to teach IN PLACE OF the Ten Commandments and the Constitution Of The United States? The last time I checked, this still was the United States. The Constitution hadn't been repealed. The last time I checked, the heart of mankind still based all its civil and criminal laws on the Law of God, the Bible. Even a toddler knows it's wrong to steal, for example.

Answer 4

If I had to choose between the two - and both are important - I would select the constitution. The reason is there is the home and the church for learning the ten commandments while there is likely no other place we would learn the constitution than school.

Answer 5

i suppose it depends on the type of school. if it's a private school then i don't really care. if it's a public school than i think the constitution should be taught. if the ten commandments are to be taught, that should be done in religion class. i am a firm believer in the seperation of church and state. people tend to forget that there was a REASON why the constitution was written this way... it was to prevent people from blanketing their personal religious beliefs upon others...

oh, and if the ten commandments are to be taught in public school, outside of religion class, then all the other fundamental rules of other religions should be taught as well. i have no problem with religion being taught in the public school arena as long as each religion is represented fairly and with no bias. why not?? this will make for a much more well rounded student.

Answer 6

Actually I prefer both - the Ten Commandments are as important as The Constitution!@

Answer 7

Both. the Constitution is based upon the Ten Commandments.

Answer 8

Constitution, because the parents should be teaching the Ten Commandments. If Christian parents are all enraged because schools aren't teaching the Ten Commandments anymore, then they should take a good step back and look at their own parenting skills. Why trust such a delicate subject to the government? They should be teaching their children themselves.

Answer 9

The Constitution of the USA, because that is the main document that our country was founded upon and the US Supreme Court is the final arbitrator of its meaning, thus guaranteeing each generation of American equal rights and privileges before the law of the land.

The 10 Commandments brings religions into the picture, and I for one will not ever stand for being told be any one how I must believe or act based upon someone else's moral, Biblical, or family values. I had too many family members leave Europe because of religious persecution. I refuse to leave America; I will peacefully use the American political system to retain all of our constitutional rights and restore any that we may have lost in the process. I believe in the Constitution and Religious Freedom for all Americans! We need to teach that to every generation of Americans that we have.

Answer 10

As a Christian parent, I'd say I prefer that neither teach the ten commandments. It's my job to teach my child about those things. I'm not sure why athiests have such a problem with the Ten Commandments.

The ten commandments get a bad rap because most people don't realize that all ten are pretty much common sense. Don't kill each other? Don't steal? Don't be jealous of your neighbor? I'm not for or against them being anywhere public, but I really don't see the gravity of what the Ten Commandments contains being such a problem for non-believers.