2007-08-08 20:22:07 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Um, no. I kind of like the whole separation of church and state, thank you very much. Did you know that the Christians fighting so hard to get prayer in school in Ca. are now up in arms because Muslims want foot baths. So by wanting religion in school, I guess they only met their religion. Ahhhhh- hypocrisy and irony all in one!
2007-08-08 20:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, just as religion has no place in a public school neither should atheistic messages (no its not a hypocrisy because this is assuming that no one group, religious or non religious is in operation). It must be neutral ground. Teachers must help children grow academically and socially but never to the point in which they intrude on territory that the family is responsible for unless there is due concern for the childs well being.
2007-08-09 03:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by stickitywit 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think school is the place in which children should be told that the beliefs of their parents should be evaluated as right OR wrong (and I say "beliefs of their parents" because small children are not religious, they are born into religious families and indoctrinated into faith).
School is a place for facts. If those facts happen to contradict the beliefs of certain children and their parents, well, they'll just have to deal with it. No one will flat out denounce any belief systems, but they won't (or at least oughtn't) softball or altogether remove real, factual information just to appease the frail sensibilities of those who don't want their mythologies challenged.
2007-08-09 03:26:34 · answer #3 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
no, but I think that they shouldn't be told theyr'e right either. the way I see it, religion and science are entirely seperate because of the scientific method. if someone can prove systematically that God exists by a series of repeatable observations, than I am all for teaching it in science class. until then, religious kids can get their fill from their families and church.
as an athiest kid, the only safe haven I had taht told me I could be right was science class, religious kids have that kind of reinforcement all the time.
besides that, most people grow stronger in their faith by questioning it. if teaching evolution makes a christian child question his/her faith and talk to their pastor or parents, they will be that much more sure of what they believe.
2007-08-09 03:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by Erica S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon why you would be doing that. If you are teaching them geology then you should be teaching them Geology. If they bring up religious reasons why geology is not right then I think you should explain what the difference is and what the evidence is. If they refuse to accept or understand about geology then they simply fail in geology.
They can excel at religion all they want, but if I am exploring for minerals I want somebody who understands how to interpret rocks and fossils instead of somebody who just knows how to pray a lot.
So no, I think you should let them believe the bible if they want and we will just get our technology from China.
2007-08-09 03:31:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Religion was used as a way to controll the masses. I want my kid to make up his own mind and not just be a follower. No one should ever be told they are wrong without substanciary evidence.
2007-08-09 03:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by Stiffler 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Religion has no place in school-- but proven fact does and proven fact is taught. I see nothing wrong with the fact being taught while fairytales stay in the Mythology class.
2007-08-09 03:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by mathaowny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You obviously seem to think that those same children you speak of should be telling other children, who do not share their same belief structure, that THEY are wrong.
You are a sad person.
I will now go meditate and do yoga in hopes of granting you enlightenment.
2007-08-09 03:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not atheist, nor am I a religious person. But they should'nt flat out say "what you believe is false and imaginary" maybe not in those words, but it is none of their business what students believe, all teachers have to do, is teach facts from a book, that's all, no more.
2007-08-09 03:27:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
And who's to judge who's religious views are right or wrong? We should instead teach them tthe virtue of tolerance!
2007-08-09 03:33:12 · answer #10 · answered by cellm8te 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋