During a reading period in which you are required to read something and you can read any book you want would you get in trouble for reading the Bible during a school reading time when it is a public school too.
2006-09-17 07:12:18 · 15 answers · asked by brookiebrooke 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
also we area allowed to choose our own book and it is required we read so shouldn't it be legal to read a bible during school hours if you are reading to yourself and not preaching or anything of that nature as you can wear a t-shirt with a bible verse on it or a t-shirt fomr a bible camp and post youth-group posters on the walls of your school and advertise on school walls bible studies would you be able to read a bible during school or not i am very curious as i do not want to get in trouble
2006-09-17 07:20:24 · update #1
Yeah, Ronin is right. You just can't read pornography. That just sucks! How is that fair, you can read about women being raped, children being killed, people burning in hell yet you can't enjoy reading about how a nice big pen*s goes in and out of a vag*na.
2006-09-17 07:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Our constitution guarantees freedom of the press and freedom of religion. Within reason, you should be allowed to read anything that is educational, historical, or uplifting, whether it's the Bible, the Koran, a book of witchcraft, or the Communist Manifesto.
I can see a school putting a limit on reading material they consider trash, such as porn, or a story full of curse words or with offensive illustrations.
If Minnesota has a law forbidding public school students from reading the Bible to themselves during a school reading time, I say that law is unconstitutional. But I'm from New York; what do I know?
2006-09-17 14:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not illegal to read any book you want to read. If your school has a rule against reading a bible, that rule is unconstitutional because our constitution says that our government has no right to make any laws regarding religion. The way that breaks down is that they are not allowed to tell you to read or not to read any material that relates to any particular religion. The same applies to prayer in school. A public school cannot tell you to pray, but it also cannot tell you not to pray. That's why the pledge of allegiance has gotten into trouble, because to some people, it sounds too much like a religious statement and that means that schools don't have a right to make you say it.
That applies to Minnesota and every other state in the US. But it is up to you to stand up for your constitutional rights. Good luck.
2006-09-17 14:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by anyone 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is nothing illegal about it, if you independently chose to read it.
They just cant force you to read it.
The concept that the bible or independent prayer is illegal in public school is a horrible lie that is promoted by the "religious right"
2006-09-17 14:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not or should not be illegal in school . just like a wiccan can bring there choice of reading to school so can a pagan,atheist,hindu,jewish ,catholic,and any otherths you can think of .
It becomes a problem when the bible is used for teaching or for trying to recruit persons . It is for your self and those who already wish to read it.
2006-09-17 14:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by andrew w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an atheist, that doesn't offend me, however, if they were doing so as some kind of pro-religion in school protest, that is less than acceptable. Perhaps they were supposed to be reading something previously specified?
2006-09-17 14:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHEN THERE IS PERFECTLY GOOD STUDYING TIME ON SCHOOL TIME I,FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A BOOK REPORT OF SOME KIND TO DO.
TO EXPERIENCE THE BIBLE IS AMAZING BUT TO FOLLOW THE HERD IS MAGNIFICANT INDEPENDENCE..............?
(i once pulled out my little bitty bible in court one tormenting day....so who the f*uck cares who reads what when........let them be who they want to be and explore what they decide to explore.........
GOD DOES'NT CARE EITHER WAY....he still loves us anyway!)
2006-09-17 14:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by Richard L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the school policy. It might be against the rules.
2006-09-17 14:14:37 · answer #8 · answered by vik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but some schools try to ban the Bible anyway.
2006-09-17 14:17:58 · answer #9 · answered by DRDAVE 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wouldn't see why not. If anyone says different, the school's probably got a lawsuit on its hands.
2006-09-17 14:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋