Why did they ban religion form public schools?...i think its very weird because in other coutnries its perfectly fine to pratice your religion in schools....i think it would be a good idea to introduce religious education back in schools....kids would be more discliplined.....
seriously.... :)
2006-11-28 15:50:49 · 11 answers · asked by King Cloud 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
they banned it because in the constitution it says that america would not have an official religion. therefore, anyone can have the freedom to practice their religion here or believe in whatever they want. we may not pray in school but we do have a 30 second moment of silence. so you can pray then if you wanted. If you really want prayer in school go to a parochial school. i used to go to one. In a public school you can join a religious club and pray there also.
2006-11-28 19:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by nonyobuziness 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's a ban on a student practising their religion in a school--in fact, there was a case not long ago where it was decided that the student did indeed have the right to take time for the prayers required of him--but the public schools can not teach religion in the sense of promoting one religion over another. You can imagine that when public schools had a very Christian focus, those who were not Christian took exception to it! Are they really going to spend time each day to practise every religion represented by the student population? What about those without a religion? What do they do during that time?
Some public schools do have religion classes, but they are often classes called World Religions or something like that. The focus is not on having the person be of that religion, just providing information.
2006-11-29 01:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some other countries also have state sponsored religion, so they dodge the issues of what religion to use in schools. Here in America, lots of arguments get started.
As it is in this country, students are perfectly free to practice religion in public schools. Schools simply cannot make a student practice religion. Discussion of religion in the classroom is not banned either. My high school world history class took significant time to compare and discuss the major world religions (and some of the non-major ones). Granted, that was 8 years ago or so.
2006-11-28 18:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by The Ry-Guy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Comparative religion should be taught in schools. It could be combined with history. That way people would have an understanding of the motivations of people from different cultures. All genuine religious beliefs should be supported and acknowledged, even if we don't agree with them. God doesn't discriminate. We can choose the one which seems the most credible when we are old enough to vote, drive a car or be sent to war. Education is about choices, isn't it?
2006-11-28 16:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by miketwemlow 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well, if you want to pay for it, good ahead
I like the way it is now, sure I could stand a little more christianity
but I would hate to open the door to Sharia (or Islamic law) in school, so I like the secular approach of the public schools. Religion has its place . .elsewhere
There is plenty of oppurtunities for religous teaching elsewhere
Everyday I drive by these HUIGE Empty buildings called churches, if they really wanted to, they could offer religious classes in these churches. Right now, they only use them once a week!
2006-11-28 17:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by mike c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you feel that strongly about religion being important in education, go to a private school. I do now and I can't imagine how I ever liked public schools.
And it is ok to practice religion in schools, as long as it's not lead by a staff member, and as long as you're not forcing anyone to participate.
2006-11-28 16:16:23 · answer #6 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think that introducing religion into schools is not a good idea. Public schools are to teach children information that will help them in their adult lives, not religion. If you feel this way, perhaps i will consider bringing Satanism into my classroom.
2006-11-28 18:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by boomer sooner 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion in school is a concrete idea BUT it can get out of hand easily when well being teachers or kids start trying to sway people to their way of thinking especially since there is a heavy influs of new people from the Middle east
2006-11-28 16:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by devora k 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What religion would be taught? This is the big issue for me. I feel children should be aloud to pray, wear christian t-shirts and jewelry. I know of one school district that calls christian t-shirts and jewelry (such as a cross) to be "gang related". The children are asked to take off the jewelry and turn their shirt inside out for first offense. I think christian wear being called 'gang related' is going way to far.
2006-11-29 01:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by MomOfThree 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
whose religon?
religion DOESN'T belong in schools unless they are private schools.
to say that religion=discipline is preposterous. just look at Ted Haggard.
2006-11-29 06:21:08 · answer #10 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋