If all public schools in the US required children to participate in Scientology practices, would you object?

Question

Or, let's just narrow it down to ONE Scientology practice: auditing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditing_%28Scientology%29

If all US public schools wanted to require your children to participate in Scientology "auditing", would you object? Would you say "I'm not raising my children that way, so why should the schools get to do it?" or would you say "the government doesn't have the right to require my children to participate in any religious practice regardless of how I'm raising them"?

Alternately, would you shrug your shoulders at this violation of the First Amendment and opt to home school your children just to avoid putting up a fuss?

Galma Joe, the "point" is to get people to think about it and then answer honestly.

Answer 1

I most definitely would object. I am not of that faith, and I would not appreciate it being shoved down my child's throat. I would remove my child from the school and homeschool her.

The govenment does not have the right to require children to participate in *any* religious education/practice. Not only does it violate the First Amendment, it violates the separation of church and state.

Answer 2

I dont think that Scientology practices would necessarily violate the first amendment. Communication course? Better studying course? fighting peer pressure? Alanon? Criminon? Why would I have a problem with that in school? Id be thrilled if they had taught my kids that. Obviously they couldnt teach any of the religious stuff since you tell me thats all secret stuff known only to those at the top.

EDITED: oh now you limited it to auditing. Well then yes I would object.
Not sure if it would be a first amendment thing but that type of personal counseling would be beyond the reach of schools. I think that even most scientologists would object to auditing being suddenly done in all schools.

Answer 3

A very noble attempt but your only going to reach those who are open minded or those who already agree, but then again is that not the point?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

edit.

that is what I said, those that can think honestly will or have already done so, those that have Cognitive dissonance that dose not allow critical thinking will be suck in their mindset.

Answer 4

i would definitely object from that bullcr@p, Tom cruise is 100% crazy and insane because it drove him insane and i am psycologically strong wnough that i don't require the guidance of religion to tell me how to live my life 'correctly'. I'm not religious and i am not an atheist, i have my own beliefs, but i do not revolve my life around them obsessively, they revolve me and they always change. I am strong.

Answer 5

Don't know about the electrified soup cans, but any country kid knows an electric fence can make you sit up & take notice.

If they intentionally used electrified soup cans on my kid, I'd switch to bi*ch & strangle mode.

Answer 6

Of course I'd object... just as loudly as object to all initiatives to enforce school prayer and the teaching of creation science.

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Answer 7

religion in general needs the boot out of this country.

Answer 8

Oh, you're trying logic?
That's sure to work.
It's not as if they're *cough cough* TOO stupid.
LOLz

Answer 9

I would object loudly.

Answer 10

I'd move to another country.