what about favoring in one religion in your school?

Question

if you knew that in your school they did something to favor a certain religion in your school would you agree or disagree?
Another question: What about Prayer before a sport game?is that religious?

Answer 1

Religion has no place in schools.
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Answer 2

It should be held that the education system is based on logical, intellectual property. Education prefers to deal only in facts (not necessarily truth); an attempt to impart on our younger generations the sum of all knowledge we have acquired thus far.

To "teach" religion in a school poses many dangerous situations to the learning of a child's impressionable mind. That, however, is in no way implying that an individual should be restricted from practicing their own personal beliefs - so long as that belief does not infringe on the rights of others to do the same.

If a child, a coach, or a whole football team (for that matter) wishes to say a prayer before starting a same, by all means they should be free to do so. It's not like they are forcing everyone to join in, or to hold hands, or to reject their own faiths in lieu of praying to someone else's God. That's where individual rights break down into fundamentalist dogma (regardless of what religious, political, economical, cultural, or social belief it may be - dogma is dogma.).



wtim68- Well done. Few people are able to successfully illustrate the ever present necessity to teach about the different religions for the sake of bestowing a greater understanding of not only the complexities of the world, but understanding the vast differences (and reasons for those differences) of all the people that inhabit it, as well.

Answer 3

nothing wrong with prayer before a game if the members of the team are fine with it. The whole stadium praying before the game is different and not appropriate. Favoring any one religion in a school that is not religious ie not a catholic school or one of the others, is obviously insensitive, segregating and unwise. But i hear the religious right saying, "oh but we must win every soul for god". I know they wouldn't be singing the same tune if the religion decided on wasn't christianity

Answer 4

I don't think we should favor but I do think teaching about religion is a must if we are to understand history. Without it history really can't be understood. For example the Bible is the fundamental document in Western history, and little of that history can be understood outside of the trajectory of the religions that were born from it. Certainly, students need to know about world religions. Moreover, most students today, even if they are devout, know little about the history of western religious traditions. That is the amnesia that education needs to work against the most, because you must know your own past before you can adequately understand other traditions. You also have to know something about religion to understand anything about most academic topics. To know anything about American history, for example, Judaism and Christianity are essential subject matter. Could it be that some of our problems with Islamic nations is because we don not understand the basics of that religion? This material must be taught in its full complexity, not just as social and political trends but also as a history of ideas, where what people believe makes a difference.

As for prayer before a game, of course its religious. But why not? There is that freedom of speech thing.

Answer 5

I would disagree.
Even if it were MY religion.

And a group prayer before a sporting event, if led by the coach, or coerced by the captain is something that should not be allowed.
Ever.
If the athletes want to pray in their way, on their time. No problem. Because I'll guarantee you... all the theistic ones do.

Answer 6

Although there is only one God, favoring one religion or style of worship isn't cool, unless, of course, it's a parochial school.Prayer before sporting events is O.K. The founding fathers of our country were pious, so honoring the Lord in some fashion is proper, even at a public venue.

Answer 7

Prayer IS religious. It serves no other purpose, if it were not for the existence of religion there would be no such thing as prayer.

Answer 8

Prayer is definitely religious.
There should be no favoritism towards any religion in a public school.

Answer 9

As for the favoring one religion only in some school, I will say---NO!!! Kids today are kicking the hell out of each other over such trivially stupid things as the color of one's coat. What kind of chaos do you suppose would erupt over the issues of religion?

Answer 10

if u pray before a sports game yes it is but as long as people with different beliefs dont do it. it shouldnt be wrong

wow in my skool
half of my teachers are christians and half are atheist/agnostic
it pisses us off when the science teacher tell us how we're gonna die thats the end big bang theory DID happen etc..

or when he said "evolution is true, believers dont want to believe it but they need to grow up"

or when my social studies teacher said
"it talks about god i dont want to talk about that myth but i have to read ti anyway"

so yeah we get pissed because they have no right to bring religion in school

the Christian/religion believers do not talk about religion at all once my english teacher did say
"can you image that. it was as old as when jesus walked the earth IF you believe in jesus"

when it comes to the kids
we all have or beliefs and we dont push them on anyone
if my friend is fasting i try to help him not to eat lol

other then a few remarks from TEACHERS
we dont bring religion in school

Answer 11

Try and find one public school in the nation that has a Satanist club. You can't....there's your answer.

Prayer before a sports game is legally ok as long as no representative of the school is officially leading it.

I don't personally agree with it..that's why I never attended school sports games.