When i was growing up, they did mention Jesus from time to time, and during graduation from highschool, they forced all the parents and children to pray to Jesus specifically.
2007-02-06 05:10:20 · 13 answers · asked by xians_are_evil777 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To all the moronic christians: guess what Im a Pagan!
2007-02-06 05:18:35 · update #1
The idea is to start the programing / brainwashing earily!
Hitler was also interested in teaching children his warped views. If you twist a childs way of thinking that will stay with them all their life! Christians know this!
Oh wait that would mean their religion is twisted! INTERESTING!!
2007-02-06 05:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
This would lessen the number of people they could indoctrinate to 'save' themselves - after all, Jesus said to tell everyone about Him (just how differs in every faction of Christianity) if one desires everlasting life. Without the numbers the chances of ending up in the fiery pits of hell increase. Of course, a polyester-cotton blend will send the same soul to hell, but that isn't taught in public schools because most people pick and choose the sins they hate by the ones that they aren't committing.
In view of the world today, it seems as if 2000 years ago was right around the corner. This is because people's beliefs don't change with science or spirituality - a text written by men in huts centuries ago governs the religious world. Spirituality is an energy within that comes of humaneness and compassion and the want and need to share those qualities with others to better society and the world. It is not religious dogma. Some who are religious may have be spiritual, but it does not equate religion.
What many don't seem to understand is that if Christianity was taught in schools, then Judaism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism, Hindu, Scientology, Paganism, Agnosticism & Atheism must be taught as well, and the child should have the right to choose which courses he believes and which are utter ridiculousness completely uninfluenced. This, of course, would eliminate mathematics, science, literature, art, and history from the curriculum. Probably lunch, too. To accommodate these teachings, children would have to spend 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in school. Any prayers that are taught must fairly be countered with the prayers of other religions (and factions of the same) while meditation and the ability to think for oneself when everywhere things are going on as usual must be taught as different entities entirely. World religions and philosophies would become the only courses taught in school due to time constraints. This would be the ONLY fair way religion can enter our public schools. Say goodbye to the writers and researchers of disease, the astrophysicists and trash collectors, the plumbers and physicists and computer engineers. This world would be nothing more than teachers of religious philosophy and the students who learn it.
I didn't know humanism was taught in schools, CMV and Padwin! I didn't even know it was a religion! I am an agnostic Humanist and I believe that people's aptitude for kindness, mercy, virtuousness, empathy, and unselfish love will 'save' the world, NOT their belief in a god or gods. I certainly wasn't taught this being tormented in school; quite the opposite, actually. Humanism is felt, not taught. I'd love to know which school considers it a religion and has it on the syllabus. I must have been absent the day it was taught or missed it when going through college applications:
Humanism - Any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
Any religion can have humanists. Many humanists reject religion in favor of simple humanity. Anyone taught all the values defined by humanism in school must have gone to Perfect Academy wherein none of the children bullied or teased and all of the teachers were infinitely kind and loving. Of course, such a place doesn't exist, so I cannot imagine how it's possible. Please, before you judge, recognize that some beliefs are not religions but moral and ethical values. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Taoists, Buddhists, Hindus, Atheists, Agnostics, Pagans, etc. can be humanists. Humanism does not decide right and wrong from textbooks or religions. It is known in the heart without ever needing to be read about at all.
2007-02-06 07:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure who you are calling a moron since what you believe is irrelevant to the question you ask,even though it is obvious by the way you state your question that you are not Christian or someone who believes in Christianity. What's even funnier is no one questioned or even assumed what you believe and out of all the posts only ONE person specifically addressed you and their comment to you was still irrelevant to the question you asked. Even funnier is that NOT ONE person prior to this post even addressed the question you asked or the comments you made nor did they make any assumptions or generalization about what you believe. So I am not sure why you felt you needed to lash out at Christians since you had no basis for your statement. I am not sure what is worse, the people who answer without actually reading what is asked or the person who asks without actually reading how people answered types in their responses back.
As far as your original question goes, my first thought would be to ask how long ago it was that you went to public school where Jesus was being taught? And also where is your public school located regionally in the US? If the last time you went to school was back in the 60's or maybe 70's about the time when Christianity was being pushed out of our schools then it wouldn't seem odd to me that Jesus was mentioned, or if you went to a public school in the south, mainly the bible belt then it wouldn't surprise me if Jesus name was slipped in there. But, if it was fairly recent then I would have to say that Jesus being taught in your public school is not the norm, as a matter of fact it would be far from the norm. I would also confidentially state without actually knowing that the percentage of public schools that would utter Jesus name or anything about Christianity in a public School setting outside of a History class that is discussing a society and culture (i.e. the examples you mentioned, especially praying) is going to be very low as well considering most public schools fear the backlash it would cause in doing so. It only takes one child to say something to their parents before a group of parents, the ACLU and any other organization start coming out of the wood works attacking the school with war cries of separation of church and state. My point is this, that your experience in 1 public school who from time to time as you said mentioned the name Jesus is not grounds for proof that Jesus is taught in public schools thereby claiming that Christians are complaining about something that does not happen.
2007-02-06 08:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce Leroy - The Last Dragon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't complain that we don't teach about Jesus in schools (I'm a Christian and a teacher). I choose to witness through my actions and my words towards my students. They see a super cool, fun, intelligent teacher who truly loves them. I don't have to talk about Jesus to show them how great He is. Scary to know we're out there educating your children, being nice and normal, huh.
Why do you insist on making such sweeping generalizations all the time? What Christians are you hanging around with, anyway?
2007-02-06 05:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To force a person is a violation of their First Amendment rights. To tell a person that they cannot pray is a violation of their Fist Amendment rights.
The Bill of Rights does not limit the actions of the individual. It limits the actions of government. That is the essence of freedom: the limitation of government.
Today, people are told that they can't pray in public schools. That is not true. They can choose to pray, or not to pray in the public schools, or anywhere else. Government is powerless to stop them or to force them.
Read your Constitution. Know your rights. Don't let politicians and bureaucrats push you around.
2007-02-06 05:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know too many Christians who think that Jesus should be taught in school. However, the culture of a community is inherently caught up with religion. Why are communities forced to ignore a significant cultural component in order to not offend a minority of people? The reality is that it is anti-intellectual garbage to apply a strict prohibition against religion at school.
2007-02-06 05:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Boilerfan 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I've never heard of a Christian who wants Jesus taught in school, nor do I want it taught and I am Christian. I just don't want your religion, humanism, taught either. Actually, I think you're making this up to cause trouble, but cause yourself shame instead.
P.S. Chippy, she said public school. Are you really complaining that they taught Christ in a Christian school?
2007-02-06 05:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by cmw 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
times have changed since i went to school,,,and have taken alot out of the schools,, they teach very little on the Lord and what they do teach is in history,,,but for the record im not complaining,,,and evolution is taught in biology,,my son knows why he is here,,,,God Bless
LH
2007-02-06 05:19:00 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely ridiculous. School is for learning about things that actually matter. If you want to learn about jesus then go to church. Or bring a bible to school and silently read it while the rest of us are trying to learn about science or math.
2007-02-06 05:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by Laura 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian and I am glad they don't teach Christianity in school - they'd get it wrong. I just wish they would not teach secular humanism or other religions.
2007-02-06 05:14:08 · answer #10 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋