Christian Parents?

Question

When deciding upon schools to send your kids to- doesn't it make more sense to just send them to a parochial school where they will get the education you want them to, instead of trying to FORCE public schools to teach something that should be taught in a religious school? I just think it would be so much easier for you, don't you?

If price is an issue (as I would assume is the case with private schooling), then shouldn't you petition the church for lower tuition?

I shouldn't have labeled this just Christians-

This is directed at those who want teacher led prayer in schools and those who don't want their kids hearing about evolution.

lundstrums- that's actually a really good idea...

fullofideas4u

a couple students saying a prayer at their lockers IS okay. The school just can't force it or promote it...

Answer 1

Some Chrisitan parents have already started doing this. There is even bible based colleges so their kids can avoid learning about too much secular and popular scientific information.

Others home school.


My kids are free to learn about all the religious beliefs out there and all kinds of human philosophies, science and theories. I want them to be empowered enough to choose their OWN spirituality, life values using every faculty possible.

There's a wonderful quote:

"No one really becomes a fool until that person stops asking questions."

Charles Steinmetz

Seems like some parents do not want their kids asking questions or having doubts or objections. They just want blind compliance and obedience. This of course never works and results in more violent rebellion in the end.

Personally, I must question the strength of a faith or belief system that requires isolation and ignorance and strict indoctrination in order to withstand outside influences.

Answer 2

Yes, it would be rational to send my kids to a parochial school if I wanted Christian beliefs taught to them in school, rather than forcing the local public school to teach what I believe to every kid that attends.

Yes, it would be a LOT easier.

If price is an issue, then yes, I should petition the church for a lower tuition, work out a tuition for work deal, find some scholarships, etc.

Better still, maybe I should cowboy up and teach them the Christian parts myself. That way the school can focus on what most of us don't think they are doing well enough already (reading, mathematics, history, science, academics in general), and my church won't need to hire a math tutor and they can focus on things like feeding the poor and showing the kindness of Christ to the surrounding community.

Answer 3

I don't think there should be teacher-led school in prayer. I'm one of those Christians that doesn't think that it is going to solve the country's problems to force children to pray. The thing is that this is a free country. We are allowed to believe as we want to believe. Just like if someone wants to reject my religion, I can reject theirs. I don't want a child to be forced to pray to a god or God or goddess that they don't even acknowledge. I don't think it's fair at all.

I agree with you to an extent. If someone wants those particular things to be in school (creation science, Bible classes, chapel, and so on), then a parent should be looking for a school that satisfies those things. If I was like that, I would be doing that.

I agree with a couple students praying at a locker or leading a group in prayer at lunch is fine. No one should have the right to stop them -- or a Muslim student or a Hindu or even a Satanist. If a school is a public school, they shouldn't hinder someone from practicing a religion NOR endorse any particular one either. That's my feeling. I don't think this country should ever make a move to make us even remotely look like a theocracy.

Answer 4

I am a parent who has sent three kids through the public school system. Two of the kids went to schools in strongly religious/Christian communities.

I could not agree more strongly that a public school is a government institution and as such has NO business teaching or supporting religion, period. The school is there to educate the kids on math, science, history, art and sport(if desired) The religious aspects of ones PRIVATE life should be taught in the home and the house of worship. If you want to do something different then send the kid to religious school. Christians do not have the right to force their religious beliefs on others or make a nuisance of themselves through evangelism. Somehow, the evangelical side of Christianity has determined that they are in charge of the moral and religious beliefs of others and is trying to force their agenda on all kids in schools. If the church wants to take over the task of education for a family, fine, but the public does not have a responsibility to underwrite your religious eduction.

Answer 5

Yes, and I do send my kids to parochial school. And our tuition is already low - $400 for the first child in the family, $200 for the second, $100 for the third, fourth & so on are free. Per YEAR.

Oh, and our kids' test scores are higher than any other school in the city, except for home-schoolers. Which would be another option, but we can't afford the educational materials to homeschool.

Answer 6

I did send mine to a christian school, but I only had one and that's how I afforded it. People with several children simply cant do it. The schools receive no government help so they have to charge a good amount to cover costs. There is no money made off the school. Not all private Christian schools are connected to a church. We still have to pay taxes for other children to go to public schools, even though we don't benefit from them. We should have the right to have a voice in the public schools, since we are citizens, we vote and we pay taxes.

Answer 7

Wouldn't it be better for Atheist to create their own private school ? Why should we that believe in God change our lifestyle for anyone? Your question goes both ways. America was first based on the rights of freedom of religion. Why not petition the government for an all Atheist school. If you don't like living in America and having freedoms move to a different country... I will not allow my family to cower because of our beliefs. I don't believe it is right to force someone into prayer but I also don't believe it right to isolate people based on a persons perception...DIVERSITY!!!! I don't believe a school should be allowed to force someone against their own beliefs such as prayer do that on your own time. I believe in God but I don't attend church what do you make of that? Does that make me a hypocrite because I don't believe in the churches way? Also giving children options to allow them to figure out what they want to believe. I don't want to force my children into anything. LOL I don't want a school teaching my children what they believe religion wise (christian) cause I am skeptical about the churches existence.

Answer 8

From an atheist stand point that probably makes sense. save yours, leave the rest to rot. While your public schools teach how to dodge bullets, use condoms, and how to arrange free abortions, have you noticed they have forgot how to teach? Teen suicides have exploded sense prayer was barred. Oh you can say they didn't bar prayer, but you are wrong. Unless you are a Muslim, try to watch a child pray in school at their desk and see what happens. The birth rate to unmarried teens has exploded since prayer was barred. School shootings, one in 1926, before the removal of prayer, over 6000 since. In the early 60's American schools where at the top in education, now what? 36th or worse? Yes there have been some great improvement in schools since they took prayer out haven't there been. But you also forget, we PAY for those failing dumps, my property tax that I am forced to pay, pays for these cese pools, why should I be forced to pay TWICE to have my children go to school?

Answer 9

Do people really want teacher led prayer in school?
Wow I wasn't aware of that, now if a couple students want to say a little prayer at their locker or somthing fine they should NOT be kept from doing so. But they also should not be trying to force teachers to run prayer. That is not what they are there for, and it IS imposing.
So I guess I agree with you on this point.

Answer 10

I am 100% anti-Christan and married to a Catholic. She accepts my lack of faith in any religion but we have agreed to send our kids to Catholic school for that very reason. I want them first and foremost to get and education. the religious aspect of it I can deal with. they will make their own minds up when the time comes. It is also peace of mind knowing that I wont turn on the TV and see that the school is under a bomb threat, or someone has brought a gun or a grenade or that some students ganged up on a teacher...