you want my son to pray quietly as to not offend you?
Double standard?
If my son has to listen to evolution shouldn't he beable to pray when and how he wants?
2006-10-15 11:22:22 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes i know,...Hipoocracy reaches new heights everyday
2006-10-15 11:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by cha0s 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Evolution is science, which should be taught in science class. If your son doesn't care to be educated, he doesn't have to learn.
As for having to pray quietly so as not to offend--that depends upon where your son is praying. Many children gather around the flag pole before school, grasp hands, and pray together quite openly. In class, however, where other students are studying, it would be inappropriate for your son to pray too loudly, just as it would be inappropriate for him to read aloud from the phone book or play his favorite song for everyone to hear.
No double standard. Evolution is not an expression of religious beliefs. School is for getting an education. Anything that interferes with that purpose is treated appropriately.
2006-10-15 11:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't conflict with each other. And I don't think the main issue about praying out loud is offensiveness, although that is a factor, but the more appropriate reason is that if your son decides to just pray out loud in class he's disrupting the learning process for other students.
If there's time set aside for him to pray "aloud" then that means the State has to favor one particular religion. You can't have Christians saying the lord's prayer and Muslims saying something else and so on - all out loud, all in the same room. Despite being distracting and confusing, what would be the point? God can hear your son just fine if he says his prayer silently and School is not where you study God, it's where you study arts & sciences. Unless you send your son to a religious school, which is well within your right.
Evolution is a scientific theory that is explained, not taught as fact, in science classes. As are other theoretical concepts such as momentum, gravity, etc... And evolution wasn't even the only scientific concept taught when I was in school - our teacher talked about several "theories" regarding the formation of the planets.
2006-10-15 11:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by GrayTheory 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Different subjects. Evolution is not a religion. It has proof to back it up and does not require faith for it to work.
Your son can't pray out loud during class or attempt to take over class with religious subjects because it's a violation of our country's establishment clause (see first amendment).
If evolution offends you, take him out of school. And stop going to the doctor, because modern medicine is based on evolutionary biology. And don't count on your son getting into college without a basic education in science.
2006-10-15 11:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your son doesn't HAVE to listen to evolution. I'm pretty sure I fell asleep in biology more than once and I got an A in the class.
Evolution is science, prayer is religion.
Science is a school subject. Religion is personal and should be kept outside of schools.
So no, there is no double standard.
2006-10-15 11:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, your son can pray all he wants to so long as he keeps his prayers where they belong- either at home or at church.
Even allowing your flawed logic to circumvent and undermine the separation of church and state do you honestly expect the rest of the bigoted, right-wing fanatical fundamentalist Bible-thumpers to accept it?
Your arguement is based on the premise that somehow you are being discriminated against. It follows that we would have to allow the practice of every religion in public schools.
Tell me that Satanists holding their own prayer circle within hearing range of your son wouldn't offend either your or your son's Christian sentiments and that neither of you would complain about it?
Sorry, but what you're selling- I'm not buying.
2006-10-15 11:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he should be able to pray when and where he wants. Oh, wait, you are talking about Christian prayer, right?
No if you were Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or something like that sure, but not if you are Christian. Separation of church and state applies only to Christians. But then schools are not the state but don't get technical. Of course if you were an atheist well then you could run your mouth off about that belief. And if you were homosexual you could run your mouth off about that to.
And there is no limit on speaking down about Christianity.
Sorry, welcome to the new United States of America.
And the Russian comic said, "What a country."
2006-10-15 11:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Supreme court has decided that according to the constitution of the USA that church and state should be seperated.
Your son can pray as loudly as he wants on private property or in public places, but not where it could be construed as government support of religion.
Evolution is based on empirical, objective evidence and has nothing to do with religion.
2006-10-15 11:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a scientific standard, like astronomy, chemistry and is a part of biology. Religion is private and does not belong in a secular system.
2006-10-15 11:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by Wonder Weirdo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a scientific theory and, as such, should be taught in science classes.
Schoolchildren's religious activities should be permitted when they cause no disruption to the business of the school, but should in no way be endorsed by the school, which should remain religiously neutral.
2006-10-15 11:27:39 · answer #10 · answered by mad alan 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
True; that's not right at all. Actually, your son can pray as loud as he would like to, as long as it's at a proper time. The Constitution means that students don't check their rights at the door, including their rights to freedom of expression.
2006-10-15 11:29:13 · answer #11 · answered by l;wksjf;aslkd 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋