2006-11-19 21:53:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hear hear!
thats right creationist/ IDers...dont pray in our schools and we wont think in your churches!
(does the robot..........poorly)
2006-11-19 21:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Oh, but they DO teach political opinions at school.
When I was in 6th grade, we had an assignment to write about who we would vote for and why, for the presidency. My teacher disagreed with mine, because I was the only student in the class who had chosen this candidate, so she tried to make me write the paper again. I refused, of course.
In high school, I had an economics teacher who was very strongly opposed to communism or anything which approached communism. He made a statement on an exam that communism had brought only poverty to any place where it was the governmental system. I wrote in detail about the economic gains of China since adopting a communist government, and he gave me no credit for the answer, with the comment that the human rights abuses outweighed the economic gains. (What did human rights have to do with the comment/question?)
But no public school teacher ever tried to teach my class religion, that I can recall.
2006-11-20 06:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by Smiley 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree! But in my state (Mass.) there is no big movement to introduce religion into the schools (OH, yeah, we're all godless, commie pinkos, according the the Fundies...lol!).
Which state are YOU in and what are they trying to do? If you oppose it, then fight it! This country is already overrun by whacko fundamentalists, who've taken over the gov't and now want the rest of it. FIGHT 'EM!!!
Addendum: to those of you who say that, *boo-hoo*!, schools are drifting away from religious teaching: THEY SHOULD! That is why they're called PUBLIC schools! They're for everyone, not just Christians.
The person who objected to eliminating the use of Anno Domini...it's CHRISTIAN-BASED, so it has no place in education, as it offends those of other faiths, such is Jewish and Islamic, to name a few.
The educated among us use: B.C.E. ("Before the Common Era") or C.E. (Common Era), but it's still based on the supposed birth of Jesus.
The Jewish & Buddhist calendars are THOUSANDS of years older, while the Muslim one is shorter, since it's a newer religion.
What gives anyone the right to impose the Christian calendar on these people? And you wonder why they think christians are prejudiced bullies?!
Get with the times...everyone USED to call the USA a "melting pot", but due to ignorance and prejudice, it's more like a pressure-cooker...ready to blow! There's too much fundamentalism and not enough tolerance!
2006-11-20 06:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, it's debatable (to say the least) to say that "they don't teach political opinions at school" when the educational system (from elementary school all the way up to college) is dominated by liberal Democrats.
Second, in which public schools do they "ram religion down kids' throats"?
God has been utterly banned from public school -- to the point where teachers and students alike can be disciplined for saying "God bless you," for writing essays that mention God, or for wearing necklaces with crucifixes on them.
The only "religion" that is being rammed down kids' throats at public schools is ... secular humanism.
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2006-11-20 06:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
politics is taught at school. teachers are not allowed to give their own political or religious views, but can teach about the views that politicians or political parties, or other organisations have.
this is part of the citizenship curriculum, and should be done in an unbiased way.
religion is taught in a similar manner - about the religious beliefs that are held in the world. (unless it is a faith school, then it can be biased)
2006-11-20 05:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by sarah_roo03 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't teach religion on this site so why ram your political opinions down kids throats?
2006-11-20 06:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Meaning no offense to anyone in particular, schools are now going so far away from religion, they are even changing how we tell the centuries. The now politically correct to date a period is Before Current Era instead of Before Christ. And Current Era instead of Anno Domini.
They've taken "from God" out of the schools, removed prayer time, no longer bless meals and give only basic history of religious names. They are so afraid of lawsuits from god fearing atheists that their hands are tied.
I almost wish they would ram good values down the kids throats. Right now the only good rule left in school is no cheating. Whatever happened to no lying, no stealing, no weapons, respect your teacher, respect your family, respect yourself? The rules based on the Ten Commandments? Oh yeah - god fearing atheists had that removed to!
Honestly, if you do not want to pledge allegiance to the flag of the country you live in - we don't need you - go away!
2006-11-20 06:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most schools in the UK (state schools that is) teach Christianity to the primary school kids. A "catch 'em early" approach. I believed completely in Jesus/God/Noah's ark/whatever until I was six and smart enough to figure out that they didn't exist. I knew the Lord's Prayer by heart even though I had never uttered it in the family home! We had hymns and prayers in assembly and had hymn practise every week. A load of tosh if you ask me, time that could have been used to TEACH our children important subjects. I was sent out of assembly for refusing to sing or pray.
I agree totally, religion should be TAUGHT, not PRACTISED. Leave that for secular schools.
2006-11-20 06:01:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Where are you going to school?? if it is a religious school or run by a some religion, what do you expect? If it is a private school, you are paying them, demend a change. If you are talking about public school, most don't even teach what they are supposed to be teaching. And who says they do not teach politcal opinions in schools? Where are you going to school?
2006-11-20 05:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by CindyLu 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
thay do that try and brainwash them when thay are young so thay can pay the priests wages when thay are older thay are in trouble no the kids are not bothered about religion smart kids and neather are the parents because some of them are not brainwased and thay are not gowing to tell there kids to go to church so the churches are closeing down thats what you get when you want to brainwash a planet people rebel against a dictactor
2006-11-20 06:03:11 · answer #10 · answered by andrew w 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
teaching children religion is not wrong I am a scripture teacher and the children enjoy the lessons and always asks questions. Teaching them about God and the bible will help some of them make a choice when they grow up if they want to accept Jesus in their hearts.
2006-11-20 06:09:58 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋