Why are teachers not allowed to talk about god?

Answer 1

Which God?

Beccah you wouldn't like it if they talk about some other God in your school!

Hey, you like Congressmen getting sworn in on a Quran.

How about some day in the future when the Pledge goes

One Nation Under Allah!

Would that make you feel great!

Catholics are the Majority in the US as a SINGLE relgion. MAybe eveyrone should learn to use the Rosary and do Stations at the Cross.

Would that make you feel better.

When Congress lets in the next batch of 12 million immigrants, that Catholic Religion will become almost 1/3 the US No other SINGLE religions comes anywhere that close.

Methodists 10-15%. Presbyterianas 5-10%

Baptists, are we talking BLACK baptists, Southern Baptists, Northern Baptists, Pentacostal Baptists.

Answer 2

Because the government must respect the separation of church and state which was set up in the Constitution of our country. Plus not everybody has the same concept of God. It can vary by a person's religion. So the question is who's God can she talk about. The God of Christianity? The God of the Muslim nation? The God of Protestantism? The God of Catholicism? And then of course their are atheists, Buddhists, Taoists, Hindus, and other religions that do not believe in a Deity. Parents don't want the schools to teach a religion or concept that they do not believe in. So it is only fair that religion is not discussed by teachers.

Answer 3

Though neither in the Declaration of Independence nor in the US Constitution, the Americans have a 'separation of Church and state' that bans this. The teachers used to be able to talk about God until the sometime 1963 when the Liberals got a hold of the Supreme Court.

My opinion? They should do what India does. Christians should have Bible classes. Jews should have Torah classes. Muslims should be able to have Koran classes, etc... That would make everyone happy.

Answer 4

Because the administration knows that discussions about religion always tend to either confuse or upset....parents. That's right. It's not the students that are being protected. They just don't want the parents to come red-faced and screaming into school about how their precious child's teacher told him there was no god or there was a god or that there are multiple gods or that the truth about gods is basically unknown. No matter WHAT you say about religion, somewhere there's a parent who's going to be offended.

Answer 5

This is still America. You can talk about anything you want... in your own time. If you are teaching math, English, or social studies, a teacher should do his/her job and not preach. Or you can register your child in a private school.

By the way, you didn't say, but what if the teacher was talking about god and only referenced Allah? Or Buddha? Do you have any problems with your children being taught that in school?? Then imagine how non-Christians feel when you push your non-factual ideas on their children.

Answer 6

They are told not to by their school board. They don't want to get sued for endorsing one particular religion.

If we used common sense, talking about God would be perfectly fine, but the law has gotten so twisted that if somebody mentions Him, somebody who doesn't believe in God might sue the teacher, the school board and the state for endorsing a particular religion, which they say would be unconstitutional.

I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think such a suit would hold up. But nobody wants to be the one to fight it, as court battles cost a lot of money. Your school district probably doesn't have that kind of money, but the ACLU does.

Answer 7

In fact, teachers can talk about God. They can not preach on God, they can not insist on belief in God, but certainly they can discuss what is believed about God. But most are ignorant of this or are afraid to raise eyebrows by mentioning God. In my student teaching class on the Middle Ages I said that:" Medieval peoples believed that Jesus is God." A student, the daughter of the prof who was grading me, said in an anxious voice: "You can't say that." That displayed what I am talking about. A teacher CAN say: So and so believed that Jesus is God or believes that Jesus is God. But the teacher can not say: "Jesus is God." For example on a true of false test, question one is ok, question two is not: (1) Most European peoples of the middle ages identified themselves as believers in the divinity of Christ.
(2) Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Too bad that teachers don't teach. On the other hand, I have seen that teachers often teach liberal, humanist beliefs as if they are fact. yadda yadda yadda

Answer 8

Teachers in public schools are being paid by the state, in a state-funded and regulated school system. Because of this, they are representatives of the state, and the state has no place teaching children that a religion or a god is the correct one. The government cannot establish a state religion.

Answer 9

Because religion is not a study its something you base your whole life on. Children are too young to decide which one they should be a part of. These are the same people that beleive in santa clause. I am not comparing god to him so please do not take offence. But what im getting at is. Kids will beleive anything they hear. And they should wait till they our older so they can have a clear view of all religion. And not just be part of a religion based on where they live but based on there intellect.

Answer 10

We are.

There needs to be a distinction made here between "talking about god" and "indoctrination." Teachers like myself are frere to discuss people's opinions on religion, religious beliefs, even religious theories, provided they are in the appropriate context for the classroom.

However, it is not appropriate for a teacher to use her position of authority to put forth the idea that one faith is true or correct. We are in the business of teaching students how to think for themselves and giving out factual information, not converting people.