On NPR this morning there was an advertisement for a discussion to be aired later in the day ( I did not catch it). the question presented was ...Does God belong in the schools?
What do my fellow fora feel about this?
Does God belong in School?
Does God belong in School?
Last edited by Liudmilla on Tue 16 November 2004 8:42 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Personally, I never quite understand what they mean by that question. I usually interprete it to mean that some group out there would like to impose their (best guess-Protestant) ways upon the rest of us. Also, it makes me nervous...I have been made to hold hands with other people during their prayers and that kind of thing, and I don't like it one bit.
Natasha pretty much it the bnail on the head with that one. Working in a public school and seeing the "Cambells Soup Selections" of religions already being touted as acceptable the "bringing of God into schools" would and could only result in a worse situation.
Going through high school only a few years ago and being a part of some of these groups I can honestly say that the idea truly is a way ot make America seem like a Christian nation when in the end the religion that is being passed around is a watered down non-Christian Deist type of religion where we are all the same and ok and everything is acceptable.
My opinion, I think that KIDS should not be in public schools let alone God...
I agree with you on this ....the problem does become whose God do you advocate? and what's right? But by the same token I don't think that schools should go out of their way to negate God altogether. Respect a person's belief but keep the practice of it out of the school. Make a neutral ground without watering the idea down to nothing.
Apologist...
Thank you for your imput, but is it really absolutely necessary to use such BIG letters and bold print? One can make a point without all the unnecessary "emphasis". We are after all, or rather I hope we are all, adult enough to understand. You come off sounding histerical, and not not much else.
Beware the sin of judging another..in whatever form it may be...
Milla
Juvenaly Martinka wrote:Natasha pretty much it the bnail on the head with that one. Working in a public school and seeing the "Cambells Soup Selections" of religions already being touted as acceptable the "bringing of God into schools" would and could only result in a worse situation.
Going through high school only a few years ago and being a part of some of these groups I can honestly say that the idea truly is a way ot make America seem like a Christian nation when in the end the religion that is being passed around is a watered down non-Christian Deist type of religion where we are all the same and ok and everything is acceptable.
My opinion, I think that KIDS should not be in public schools let alone God...
I agree with you, particularly what you've said in your second paragraph.
It sometimes annoys me to see good-natured Christian people moaning and whining, in a few words, about God not being in the schools and how this Nativity scene isn't allowed on public property or that plaque of the Ten Commandments isn't allowed in a courtroom. They all labor under the assumption that the American state is a Christian nation.
I gave up that assumption a long time ago.
I expect nothing from the state in regards to my faith or any faith. If it's there, so be it. If it's not there, so be it. If it's mocking my faith, so be it. The early martyrs dealt with much, much worse than we can comprehend. They were steadfast in their faith and I can only pray that I can be as well if I am so tested. I pray for all of us who are serious about his or her faith and I humbly ask for your prayers, as well.