Here's an interesting question. Can a person be a Christian (follower or Jesus Christ) and still work or support the Unified School District (Public Schools)? Can someone be a Christian and work for the government? See where I'm going with this? If somone said to you that they are a bible believing Christian but are employeed by the public schools or government what would your viewpoint be of them especially if they work at public schools which doesn't allow prayers or mention of Christ within it's districts.
2006-12-23 05:14:17 · 16 answers · asked by ItalianAce 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as a teacher you have a leeway to teach whatever you want as long as you dont promote your religion(catchy situation) but if you are good at symantics no worries. you can even teach a book or the whole Bible as a "literary" work. More teachers need to adopt this tactic. There are too many who are afraid of being condemned for their beliefs to stand up to the vocal ACLU and those who wish to eradicate all mention of God from our society
2006-12-23 05:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by wayne 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Working for the government is rather broad, as anyone in the military is working for the government. Could you be a good Christian and work a government job that requires you to lie and deceive, such as with the CIA? Can you push your Christian values to the side to benefit your government? Are you willing to pledge your life to something besides strictly to God? If you worked as an aid in the Senate, the House, or the White House, and you learned something involve power or access selling, do keep quiet, since this is normal business, or do you put their Christian Values first and report it to the media?
As for such things as prayer in school, it was never taken out of schools, and it could never be taken out of schools. Prayer is a person thing, between the individual and God. It is not for the schools to teach children prayer, but for the parents. If the parents are not doing so, than that is their downfall, not the schools. JW children are taught to pray anywhere and anytime they feel the need, without it becoming a public display.
Prayer is schools does not make any significant difference in the direction of the lives of the children. Children that attended religious schools have all the same faults and downfalls of those in public schools. Parents set the paths, not the schools. Parents who think it is the job of the schools to do their job don't really care about their children's futures. As for being a Christian teacher, this is not a matter of importance, as that is personal and not a school issue. She is not there to teach the Bible, unless she is working in a religious school.
2006-12-23 13:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's.
The folks who settled this country were well aware of their differences in background as Christians. They believed diverse things, but all felt that they were christians as christians were meant to be. The governments they fled in The Old World would not allow this diversity. When these people set America up, they purposely acknowledged that they would keep their beliefs to themselves and separate from the managing of all the diverse groups of christians.
Since that time, more groups have arrived on the scene. Many American Christians are unfamiliar with the persecution of their ancestors and have come to believe that their special form of christianity is the only answer in life. Further, they believe they must spread their beliefs into the public, diverse domain, and are disatisfied with all of the allowances made for groups they do not agree with.
Forgetting history, many christian groups would lead your thoughts to believe you cannot work for the government, but remembering history, you can work for the government and behave and perform publicly as you believe your savior expects of you. If you carry yourself well, people will respect your beliefs and perhaps seek further knowledge of what makes you the way you are. If you carry yourself poorly, people will become annoyed with you and try to avoid what makes you the way you are.
Prayer is between you and god, not you and your friends and god.
2006-12-23 13:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by swylie2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and I think you will slowly begin to see changes in the laws concerning prayer and being an open christian in schools. Many school systems are starting to be sued for the freedom of speech . because one chooses to discuss christianty or have chritian band performances in the school. If you want to do a turn about why is halloween still celebrated in schools with no questions asked? In fact it is promoted! That is called tilting the tables You can celbrate satin but not Christianity. To think this law went through by one person and where is she now and her family? 6 foot under!
2006-12-23 13:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by mikef1234 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. I don't pray or read my bible at work and I'm a Christian. Others don't bring in their pagan books either.
My daughter has had a few christian teachers that has been wonderful. My daughter is vocal about being a christian so they know. She does reports on people from the bible etc. and the teachers that are christian are so proud.
2006-12-23 13:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can still work for the Public Schools and the government. However, you obviously can't use those arenas to attempt to spread your beliefs.
This especially applies to the former. If you're a teacher, and try and proselytize in class, you will have an angry parent in your classroom sooner or later. (It actually makes sense - imagine if you had a kid, and he had a Muslim teacher evangelizing to him. You'd probably do the same thing.)
2006-12-23 13:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by Lunarsight 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not. Religion is a private thing and should be kept that way. The only way they would get into trouble is if they started using their position to preach or convert their fellow employees. But then that would get them into trouble in almost any kind of job. I think it is a great thing to keep religion of any kind out of government. The purpose of government is not to be the religous sounding board for the rest of the population.
2006-12-23 13:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea there's no problem with that. It becomes a problem when they cant be profetional meaning keeping person things away from business. If they cant handle that they shouldnt have the job, but every Christain is a person so whats the big deal with "Christains" and what they do?! So let them do them. People need to worry about them selves and what they doing with their life. You wouldnt want a agnostict teach your kids would you if so oh well but thats you. So let them live their life like everyone else, get off their backs dang
2006-12-23 13:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by Tiffany H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as a Christian and a public school science teacher, I don't see what the big deal is.
2006-12-23 13:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why not? It is a job. They are not supposed to discriminate because of religion, the system does not allow them to practice. Being one and work does not apply. So then a Satanist or a Hindu would have no trouble getting a job then. Is that your idea of questioning??
2006-12-23 13:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by fourwheeln05 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋