Mooresville,Indiana — The Weekday Religious Education class that sparked a lawsuit against the Mooresville school system has been permanently moved off school property.
A Mooresville mother, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, brought a lawsuit against the MCSC on Oct. 11 for letting students at Neil Armstrong Elementary School attend a religious education program ON SCHOOL PROPERTY DURING school hours.
Third- and fourth-grade students are allowed to leave the classroom for about an hour once a week to receive Bible education.
“It was determined ,as explained by the school system attorney, that COULD NOT BE LEGALLY DONE on the school grounds to teach Weekday Religious Education,”
Further,The school cannot prohibit students who stay behind from doing their homework while waiting for Bible class students to return.
To me this seems to be a "No Brainer". Religious education belongs in houses of worship and the home, not forced into public schools. ??
2006-11-24 05:31:16 · 18 answers · asked by dollparty.geo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's persecution and stripping the rights from the students.It shouldn't be left up to no one else but the students.Just another form of how the secular world is continuing to persecute the christians of this nation.
Who said it was a forced class.If the students want to take the class as an elective for more points or whatever,so be it.Every person in this country should have the right to learn about the bible if they so please.
From what I can tell,you're being a biggot,and no better than a common terrorist.Why don't you go to work for the ACLU,that way you can get payed with your very own tax dollars.
The ACLU is nothing more than a terrorist group.
Besides,the ACLU is nothing but a bunch of crooks.They will eventually bite the hand that feeds them,and they will stab their supporters in the back.
2006-11-24 05:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by Derek B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well it obviously is a no brainer,if parents want their kids to recieve religious education they have them all the hours the school does not. It's not really about religious freedom anyway,it's about them trying to force religious education into the curriculum at public schools,the religious freedom argument is nothing more than a badly put together cover for their actions. And how much real education are these students missing out on in order to go to these bible classes,no wonder almost every developed country in the world is smashing us in primary education.
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2006-11-24 05:42:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, because it is voluntary and the school does not financially support the program, I'm ok with this. Parents must approve of their children taking part in the class. Other children go to the library while the others go to class. The school isn't making anyone attend.
As long as religious beliefs are not forced on children in classes, I think it's fine for kids to form groups based on common beliefs, and to attend voluntary classes, such as this one.
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2006-11-24 05:46:24 · answer #3 · answered by milomax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't grow up in the inner city, but when I was going to school in a small town in Arkansas, we learned about personal finances in home economics and business classes. I think that such lessons should be mandatory, because like you've pointed out, there are a lot of kids who are "completely unprepared for the pitfalls of the road ahead of them". By the way, I love the "Smiling Bob" commercials! I especially like the one where he is on a business trip to Japan.:)
2016-05-22 22:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one thing to teach a world religions or religion history class but another for every student to receive "Bible education". That's ridiculous and clearly a violation of the constitution. I'm happy the classes have been stopped.
2006-11-24 05:35:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I personally am a very religious person, but since there are so many religions out there you really can't focus on one, so I think if you want your child to have religion at school then they should send them to a private school
2006-11-24 05:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by QWERTY! 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are right about one thing. It's definitely a "no brainer"......
*in my most sarcastic voice*: "Gosh, I'm just so scared my kid might git brainwashed by those evil God worship people!!"
SHEESH, how ridiculous! If the kids and the parents want Religious Education, shouldn't they have that choice?
Or are we now turning our children over to the state to raise??
2006-11-24 05:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dismiss the classes before the war starts, religion has no place in schools.
2006-11-24 05:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
School is for learning, facts, and getting an education. Not religion.
2006-11-24 05:33:50 · answer #9 · answered by acgsk 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
If it's a comparative religious course then they are going too far. But if it's a course that propogates one religious agenda over others, then it has no place in public schools.
2006-11-24 05:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by Bran McMuffin 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋