religion and schools...?

Question

why when the our fonding fathers made it a law to have freedom of religion did they take out even saying the word God out of public schools but the kids can cus as much as they want? it's the same on tv.

oops i meant to say why do ppl now not allow saying god on tv or teaching it in school. i just miss worded it i didnt mean to say that our founding fathers did something wrong!

Answer 1

The biggest mistake made by the founding fathers was to give so much advantage to religion. Any group that has an unfair advantage over other groups will abuse it eventually. Bible Nazis now think it is a violation of their rights if they are denied the opportunity to use the coercive power of the state to shove their god down every ones throat and are planning to turn the country into a theocratic dictatorship the first chance they get.

Answer 2

Are you talking about taking prayer out of schools, or not teaching religion in schools? In my religion, as in others, there is a way to learn religion during school hours. It's called Release time. Kids get out for one school class a day to learn about religion. It's usually taught off campus though, so it really isn't in school.

As far as prayer being outlawed in schools, I think it's lame. Just because you don't want to pray doesn't mean that others don't. People should have a right to pray when they feel they should, and taking that option away from people is just wrong. But then again, I might feel different if I didn't believe in God, so that's the other side of the argument. I wouldn't want to listen to someone pray if I didn't believe in God myself. It would make me uncomfortable. So it's understandable that they would complain about prayer in school. I don't tell others how to live their lives, or who to pray too, but I think that tolerance all the way around would be good for everyone to learn.

Answer 3

Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Speech

By the way any kid can pray in school or use the word God, Jesus, Allah, Mohammad

Schools can't make them say the G word nor any other word that is politically incorrect.

It's much like it is here at Q/A, someone has a problem things vanish.

Answer 4

None of our historical government documents contain the word "god" for the sole purpose of keeping church and state seperate. Kids cuss because their parents don't teach them not to. That has nothing to do with the founding fathers.

Answer 5

Yep, it's in the constitution - 'the gov't shall pass no law respecting the establishment of religion' - that means no gov't endorsement of religion, so no religion in schools that are paid for by gov't money. It makes sense, if you think about it. But kids can pray in school all they want as long as they don't do it during class or try to make others pray.

Answer 6

your grammar is awkward but i think i have figured out what you are asking. by not teaching a particular religion in school, the freedom of religion is being protected. if the government funded schools were to allow a religion (any religion) to be taught in school, this would be like the government choosing a religion for you. this is what our forefathers so wisely protected us from by insisting that church and state be separated.
you are free to choose your religion or not to choose one at all as long as the schools (that are government funded) do not make the choice for you.

Answer 7

you have a Constitutional desirable to coach your individual faith and to desire at school, however the college (in spite of if that's a public college) won't be able to lead prayers, prepare religious indoctrination, or sponsor religious activities, simply by fact the form additionally says the government won't be able to "set up" any faith-- in different words, the government won't prefer any faith over the others, nor could it require people to persist with any faith. Edit: "final time i checked the ideal court docket ruled that atheism is a faith, and the absence of god is obviously taught in the college equipment..." i don't be attentive to of any ideal court docket ruling asserting atheism is a faith. are you able to cite the case? i'm not attentive to any public college that teaches "the absence of God." This exchange into by utilising no skill area of the curriculum in the typical public faculties I attended, nor in the state college I attended. you ought to have an quite unusual public college.

Answer 8

Isnt it about time the theory of separation of church and state became a reality? And Im so glad my children are not being brainwashed in school but instead can do their own exploration about god.

Answer 9

This is something that is now taking place even on the money it says in God we trust what happened to trusting God and in the pledge allegiance one Nation under God

Answer 10

Um, you can't cuss in school without getting in trouble, and you can talk about the concept of god in a religions class or with friends, you just can't preach or make prayer mandatory.