The next year the Supreme Court ordered Bible reading taken from the schools. And then progressing, liberals, most of them atheistic educators, have pushed to remove all religion from the lives of children.... The people who wrote the "Humanist Manifesto" and their pupils and their disciples are in charge of education in America today.
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Taking mandatory prayer out of the schools is a good thing. (No, I'm not a Satanic worshiper). The reason being is because there are so many different cultures in America, along with so many different religions. I wouldn't want my children "forced" to say a prayer in any religion. \n\nAt my High School, every morning, the FCA and teens from different churches would meet together at the flagpoles, hold hands around it and say a prayer. There was never anyone who tried to "ban" this activity because they were not imposing their religious belief on others. \nReligion will never fully be removed from the lives of children. Most of History tells a great deal about different religions...the rise and falls of. \n\nHowever, I do believe it is wrong to take "one nation under God" out of the pledge of allegiance. They already have it that a kid doesn't have to say that line if they, or their parents do not believe in God. \n\nIf a person wants their child to be raised in a religious environment, then their parents should send them to a private school based on their religion. In the mean time, pulic schools need to stay unbiased in religion because so many different religions attend public school. \n\nOh, and no, I don't believe Satan has won. He will never win. He is no God. He is a fallen angel, but like us, he is still a creation of God. He's like a little boy at the Mall who throws a fit because his mother won't buy him a piece of candy. He gets punished, but still sulks in the corner...mad now because he didn't get his way and that he was punished. This is how I view Satan. \n\nI hope I have answered your question. Best wishes.
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You know, this kind of info really gets me going. I am old fashioned and it really pains me when people keep pushing things to be accepted by society onto our children. The system was working before, why change it? If it is not broke, don't fix it!\n\nThey push things like "No child left behind" and pushing to get harder curriculum's, but they have not one clue for some idiotic reason that it is at this level that we really need to pay attention to what our children are being taught. Do people not see that society has gotten worse? So obviously things are not working. They need to quit messing things up before it gets so bad that it becomes totally acceptable that our children are being led to believe that it is ok to be immoral because it is what society accepts. Then eventually marriage and the traditional "mom" and "dad" will be phased out.\n\nI have enough to deal with as a parent on issues like evolution and a teacher arguing with my child that it is true.\n\nGot my blood boiling now........I am on board on stopping this, tell me how to help!!!
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I would have to say that in a sense, it is stripping a child of a great deal of their freedom to choose their religious beliefs later in life.\n\nMany people do not realize that it is indoctrination.  If you raise a child to think that something is right, and all other things are wrong, than that child is going to most likely continue to think that all of their life.\n\nA perfect example is abuse or bigotry.  Studies have shown that a child raised in an abusive home is much more likely to grow up and think that abuse is normal and ok, and therefore, to abuse their spouse and/or children.\n\nSomeone who grows up in a home where bigotry is prominent is likely to grow up thinking that bigotry is normal and ok, and thus perpetuate the cycle.\n\nThe same thing with religion.  Many people grow up being taught a certain religion all of their childhood years, and continue to believe that religion is good and right.\n\nAs for moral and ethical teachings, you don't need religion to teach a child about morals and ethics.  I don't need any holy doctrine to teach me that it is wrong to use violence when it is not neccessary, or to teach me that it is not right to steal.\n\nIf people are wanting to find a middle ground, a compromise, than raise your child(ren) in your religion, but do not be close-minded.  Tell them that it is ok to look into other religions, and try to find people who follow other religons so that when your children have questions, there is someone there to answer the questions that has the appropriate knowledge, and not some preconceived, uneducated opinion.  And please, do not take the route that my family took, i.e. "I dont care what religion you follow as long as it recognizes that there is only one God and that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior."\n\nPersonally, I feel that it is best to raise children in such a way as to leave religion out of their upbringing as much as possible, so that when the child is old enough, they can come to the parent with questions.
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I think christian conservatives represent one group of people that are a total embarrassment to the human race.  Fortunately there are other more advanced groups within America that make up for their ignorance and bigotry.  The christian conservatives are fighting a losing battle because individual rights continue to be extended to previously persecuted groups.  While many cling to religion because they are not intellectually capable of doing their own independent analysis of life, humanity is evolving and realizing that religion is a human creation - one that has been created differently by each of the thousands of cultures ever to have existed.
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I know JW's in NY who remove their kids from school and Home school them. There is a curriculum for Home Schooling.
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well they sued the boy scouts because they had God in their oath, and an atheist sued of behalf of his child and the ACLU was right their, now they can't be on public land any more, boy scouts have to find some where else to go, all because of some dam atheist. San Diego Mt Solidad cross, another atheist wants it down ACLU is right their, they don't pay attention to what the majority of people want, the San Diego case has been going on for 17 years now and no body wants that cross down  but a few atheists same thing with the boy scouts. They also defend deviants, like nambla, who want to make it legal to have sex with children. It's a sick organization. And their going to far.
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True, it doesn't say verbatim "seperation between church and state", however that somes up the 1st amendment nicely.\n\nHow would you teach a specific religion in a public school and not consider that to be a favoring a specific religion above all others?
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That's the flaw in their argument. Nine times out of ten, they only want Christian prayer and Christian material in schools. It's the same people who support the Ten Commandments being placed in a government building, but would flip over backwards with anger if someone put the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism or the Five Pillars of Islam in there as well.
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To answer this question is to resolve FIRST the issue: Is evolution part of a religious belief? If so then it should be banned from public school.\n\nIMHO, it is the opposite of creationism--also a religious belief. In other words both evolution and creationism are religious beliefs. The former being espoused by aetheists, and the latter by bible-believing people. This being the case, both should be banned from being taught in public school to STRICTLY observe the First Amendment. I understand that the core of this amendment is that the State should not favor (or dis-favor) one religious belief over another.\n\nBut, banning the teaching of evolution in public schools is not practical. It will not help children develop analytical minds. On the other hand, teaching evolution while at the same time banning the teaching of creationism is like teaching children that they use only their left hands and not their right hands.\n\nCommon sense and fairness calls for public schools to teach both Evolution and Creation. Let children develop their minds free from bias.\n\nSome on this site will insist that Evolution is not a religious belief it is a theory. But, you are only  playing with words. Would you also agree if someone will say that creationism is not a religious belief but a theory? \n-------------------------------------\nBTW, please read carefully the replies of Zac and the Marker. Their comments just proved my contention that evolution is really a religious belief--disguised as theory.\n---------------------------------------------------------\nwith kind regards.
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I couldn't agree with you more. What irritates me the most is the lack of wanting to learn. They figure if they should know it, it would be in the bible. At this point, religion is basically standing in the way of progress.
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How can we as believers in God believe that God is not in our schools simply because the government does not try to force children to believe what the government says. (You understand that the government runs the public schools, and if you want religion in school, what you want is the government telling us what kind of religion to practice. Right?)\n\nI recommend that you do study into American hisory -- the beliefs of the founders are mixed, and the principles founding the country are those of religious freedom from government more than government bsed on religion.\n\nAlso, out of curiosity -- what does your main question have to do with the rest of the question?
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Like most early religions, the condemnation of education was a way for the church to control the people. It's unfortunate but it is a fact that all religions are power based pushing their agenda and loosing sight of what God asks of man. There is a big difference in being spiritual and being religious.  I would say that any religion would be better than no religion but we must search our hearts to find a true religion for ourselves and not just follow the man made teachings because it's convenient
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Amen !  America was founded   with  God  as its leader, with the ten commandments as our basis for the law..God was   put on our currency, accepted in the  schools,  at sporting functions,in the home ,in the courts etc etc... now they  want to abolish God   ,  as if God has gone out of style,if the ACLU and  all the liberals have their way they will continue to  remove God from any thing and every thing !  it becomes more and more like revelations all the time... God bless!!!!
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no. due to the separation of church and state decision in 1946 during the Emerson v. Board of education case brought before the supreme court, the bible and all religious material are not allowed as curriculum material in the united states. students may choose to bring or read it, and quoting passages from it are fine, but it may not be used in the curriculum, and teachers are not allowed to speak of religious beliefs and practices unless a student asks. the ONLY exception is a religion class (world religions) or a private school/college, where taking these courses or attending this school(as in private schools) are by choice. colleges and private schools are not held by the same rules, as they are private companies, if you will.
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Hello,\n\nReading some of the comments below I can see our liberal government is doing the job they set out to do since the 1950's.\n\nFear is a wonderful motivator. \n\nAnd, the communistist who run our nation are and have always been Pro-Earth and Con-God (Creator of the Universe).\n\nIf you ever read even parts of the Communist Manifesto, you will learn how they are trained to program our children into not believing in God and "dumbing down the children in school". This is why liberals will soon, very soon, outlaw homeschooling. They will because the majority of homeschooled children are taught about God and why they are special in this world.\n\nSo, global warming is just another layer to be peeled from their onion of life.\n\nDoes this make sense to you?\n\nYou can read this article from AmericanDaily below:\n\nHope this helps you.............................................  :-(
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I am an agnostic atheist (secular humanist, to be more specific), and I am of the opinion that playing the atheist card is sudden death for a politician.  Gay people can not practice homosexuality and be okay in the christ-stain's book, but atheists are clearly blinded by satan and cannot be trusted.\n\nMorons.
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i think it showed how dangerous america is...allowing schools like this that take away individuallity, identity and sense and replace it with religion\n\nlimiting peoples knowledge by brainwashing them into believing that an ancient story is more valuable than the truth\n\nits extremism and its dangerous!