Where are my child's rights?

Question

I have A son who is in public primary school. WE have gone to great lenghts to teach him right from wrong, this includes the proper instruction of god almighty. My child has the right to " In god we trust" and he has A right to the pledge of alegence,
" One nation under god ". Schools totally ignoring god, discredits our religious beliefs.
More wars have been fought and more lives have been lost in the name of religion, than all other subjects combined. Does this mean that history must also be abolishes from public schools. Is there to be A group who decides what books our children can and cant have in their library. Perhaps we can repeate our countrys greatest humiliation ,. "Salem witch trials" for history does repeat it self .

Answer 1

kindly remember when god was put on money and in the pledge of allegiance, cause you do know they weren't always there?

would you also condone teaching about the other religions too, even the atheist stand point? That would only be fair of course...theres what, over 1000 religions? Good lord, that seems like it's more important than math and english!!!

Answer 2

The only right your child has is to an education. He isn't going to school to express his personal religious beliefs, he is going there to LEARN. His God beliefs won't get him one step closer to a decent college, and they won't necessarily make him a better person as an adult.

You are correct that religion has caused more wars than probably anything else (although actually, religion often masks what war really is--a big ol' territorial dispute between fighting primate tribes). Give him some books about the history of various religions and he'll soon learn how useless religion is. Just because he doesn't learn these things at school, doesn't mean you can't teach them at home.

Answer 3

So you won't mind that when Ramadan starts this week the school doesn't serve any lunch or allow your son to get a drink of water when he's thirsty.

If you want the school to teach your Christian values, then you shouldn't have a problem with them teaching Muslim values as well, or Jewish values, or any of the other countless religions.

Don't forget... you think your way is the only way. However, that's common in most religions, not just yours. Rather than select ONE religion to support, public schools select none. Religion should be taught at home, church/masjid/temple/etc., or in a religious school if you wish. Not in a state-sponsored school.

Answer 4

Unfortunately it depends on your school district and the state ( if you are in the USA) that decides the curriculum and what to allow or not allow.
People for some reason have distorted what they call the "separation of church and state" which isn't even in the Constitution.
You and your son have the 1st amendment right of Freedom of Speech. They should not be able to take that away, but they certainly will try.
There are Christian Law Firms that will go to bat for you if a specific problem arises. Here is a link to one:
http://www.aclj.org/

This is our family's solution:
Homeschool.
If at all possible.
We manage to live on one salary. It is do-able. Many states have homeschool support groups and co-ops.
Here is a link for the homeschool legal defense association:
http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

God Bless you. Email if you want to talk about this some more- Redeemed

Answer 5

Good grief. Just because a school doesn't talk about God is NOT discrediting your beliefs. That's like saying if they don't take about apples they are implying that apples don't exist.

Government cannot favor one religion or belief over another. Public schools, funded by taxes, cannot teach "the truth" according to one religion (not mine, not yours, not anyone's)and so avoid it all together. There's not some sort of secret group conspiring against you. They're just respecting the Constitution. Sorry you consider freedom so oppressive.

Answer 6

Check into homeschooling, its really the only way your going to be able to give him a solid religious education.
The PC police are all over revisionist history so you really never know what he is being taught half the time. If you give him a solid base from K-8 you will find he will be okay in high school but then wander off for awhile. That is just part of the growing process. Just pray for him after that because
this is what mother's were created for; taking care of their children.

Answer 7

I say this as a public school teacher and a Christian mother. It's your responsibility to teach your child about God and what is right and wrong not the public school. I don't want my daughter taught about God from her teacher.
Prayers and Bible reading that occurred in school in the 1950s and earlier were rote memorizations with no heartfelt convictions. That's not what I want for my daughter. If it's the Bible that you believe to be the Word of God then be the parent it says to be. Don't expect everyone else to do your job.

Answer 8

your child has the right to say the real pledge as much as he wants, whereever he wants. its called patriot ism, which many in this fine country seem to have lost (damn hippies)

if things get too bad, homeschool


edit: for you guys who answered above me, she is not attempting to 'force her teachings on us' she is making a genuine complaint that public schools are starting to mess up. if you dont want to say god when you pledge, thats your choice. BUT YOU WILL PLEDGE.

and the claim that history is being phased out of many curiculums is an accurate one... many things are being whitewashed or completely ignored, which is one big stinking pile of this had better stop happening.

Answer 9

The Bible tells us to teach our children in the way that they should go. Do not count on others to teach your children that. Also teach you children about our government and the things that they are doing just like in the days of Babylon. Babylon made laws against Daniel and his three hebrew friends because they refused to quit woshiping their God. The 3 hebrews got thrown in a fire. Daniel got thrown into the lions for praying. teach you children these things and teach them to serve God nomatter what our government does

Answer 10

If I remember history correctly...it was the Christians that were doing the burning in the witch trials. However, I think all religions should be given equal attention in the school setting. It should not be an issue of right or wrong, it should be an issue of appreciation.