If a student wanted to start a Christian Bible club on campus...but the pricipal says no b/c if he allowed one he would have to allow other religions to have one. Is he correct in doing so?
2007-07-04 09:44:39 · 15 answers · asked by lyssaloo2_2 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The man himself is a christian, and i don't mean he is wrong for not having to allow other groups. But shouldn't I be allowed to at least post up flyers, and have the meetings off campus?
2007-07-04 09:52:06 · update #1
Yup. no school is required to have extracurricular activities, and if you start a Christian Club, a Pagan Club, Gay and Lesbian Club or Rod and Gun club could petition to start a club.
By saying no clubs, the school avoids being sued.
2007-07-04 09:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's a public school, Yes he can. He's going for the all or none which is pointless as you will never have all. I don't think he wants to deal with it,
You said on campus, Off campus you can do what you want. Are you saying he's not allowing fliers to be put up? If this is a college campus there is usually a couple of places that anyone can put up fliers, it's free space.
2007-07-04 16:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, his job is to supervise education. He SHOULD promote the teaching of comparative religion and that would actually mean allowing all the other religions if they chose to create clubs. If you're talking about America then that is a fundamental freedom (religion). As far as 'non-curricular clubs' he should want to a) put a public building to use by the public and particularly those it was built for and b) recognize that clubs form social bonds that help people to adjust and are a key component of 'communications'.
He's wrong in my opinion.
2007-07-04 16:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by jct101 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Posting flyers on school grounds also carries the connotation of administration's sanction of your belief system. Public schools, public institutions of all kinds, are disallowed from giving sanction to religious extracurricular activities by the First Amendment. The principal is correct in his action, and complying with civil authority. Allowing you to post, he would have to allow everyone to do so, and there'd be flyers littering your campus.
2007-07-04 18:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. But if you had the Christian Bible club, then the other religious people would have full rights to their own club, right? There's a lot of ways to look at the situation.
2007-07-04 16:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by CBlackfire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One day someone started up a Christian club after school in the building and it was alright with the school since it occurred after everyone had left. But a few weeks later someone started up a Christians are Stupid club and so all clubs got disbanded.
2007-07-04 16:48:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. In today's culture, religion has no place in schools. In opening the doors to one, you open it to all.... then it just gets messy. (I say this having gone to a Catholic highschool). Religion is something that really should be taught at home. If you feel strongly about starting a Bible club, perhaps organize a meeting at a cafe (or the likes) on a weekly basis.
2007-07-04 16:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by moddy almondy 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think so... public funding went into building the school and they should not endorse any religious group in any way. Why can't you study at your church? Better yet, study the Bible on-line: http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.htm
http://thebricktestament.com/
2007-07-04 16:49:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
As long as he really does it across the board, he can. And he is right that he would have to allow them all if he did.
2007-07-04 16:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
only if *ALL* non curricular clubs are banned... like the chess club for example.
2007-07-04 17:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋