these questions are only intented for students....
2006-10-19 13:30:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
NO!!!!! I absolutely despise listening to anything pertaining to religion, especially anything coming from that book of fairy tales. Fortunately, I have several friends who share my opinion as well as classes full of wise, LOGICAL, intellectuals (for the most part). Church and state are separate and should forever be separate. In fact, I think church should relocate somewhere in the desert. That way, I don't have to deal with a bunch of hypocritical, self-righteous crackpots on a daily basis.
2006-10-19 13:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a strong Christian. I think there is a place to learn about Christianity, and a different place for secular learning. I've taken seminary courses in school, and I think that is appropriate, but I don't think that we should force non-Christian students to learn about Christian ethics in a school system that they are required to attend.
I think that it would be good for general ethics to be taught. If there is evidence that supports that the ethical behavior being taught will result in a better society then I don't have a problem with it. It's that part of the purpose of the Constitution to "promote the general welfare"?
2006-10-19 22:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Not a student but a teacher and a mother...)
There's nothing wrong with the Christian ethics themselves.....Many of them go back to Plato and Socrates and the other ancient philosophers. Christianity only borrowed them and called them its own.
However, in a public school, if you start attaching the ethics to a religion, then you're crossing the line between church and state. You can teach not to steal, not to harm others, consideration, kindness, honesty, etc. without teaching religion. I did it with my own children.....
Religious teachings should be a choice of the parents. And if they want their children to learn it at school, then they should send them to a private school that incorporates that into their curriculum. As soon as a public school includes prayer or Bible studies, they are infringing on the parental rights and discriminating against students and families with different belief systems.
2006-10-21 09:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by picassoesque 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Catholic/ Christian, but I believe school should not discriminate against people who are or are not. Having a code of ethics is good, but it doesn't have to be Christian. I go to a normal public school and a type of Sunday school and I think they should be seperate. Religious should not be forced upon students, but can become an opiton like doing history projects on Chritianity instead of a whole class. Religion interests me, but I feel for my friends who are other religions.
2006-10-19 20:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Christian ethics, could enlighten the student to a different way of percieving the world in a way which is constructive rather than destructive if put within the context of a peace loving and forgiving religion.
2006-10-19 20:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that it should be allowed in school because people are allowed to talk about the devil or anything else they want
2006-10-19 20:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Will 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i go to a christian school and i enjoy it. i'm proud to be a christian. enough said.
2006-10-19 20:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by rocksinger4ever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Explain to me how this is a philosophical question?
2006-10-19 20:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋