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Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Ive got a simple answer to this thread.
Why isnt religion taught in schools?
because the minute an organization decides to teach my child what and what not to believe is the day I(and I know there are countless others like me) not only pull my children out, but declare war on schools and organize every effort I can to take them out.
That and the fact that IT'S IN THE FRIGGIN CONSTITUTION(not that anyone pays attention to that anymore)
Originally posted by TarzanBeta
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Ive got a simple answer to this thread.
Why isnt religion taught in schools?
because the minute an organization decides to teach my child what and what not to believe is the day I(and I know there are countless others like me) not only pull my children out, but declare war on schools and organize every effort I can to take them out.
That and the fact that IT'S IN THE FRIGGIN CONSTITUTION(not that anyone pays attention to that anymore)
I am not backing up the teaching of religion in public schools... That would just give the government more power and manipulation - that is why it is so like it is now.
HOWEVER
You send your child to school... that means you are giving an organization THE OKAY TO TELL YOUR CHILD WHAT TO BELIEVE AND WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE.
Here's your sign.
Originally posted by zaiger
reply to post by Wertdagf
EVERY battle in the bible was some horiffic thing justifid by coming from the mouth of a lunitic claiming to hear voices.
So the bible has factual events when it suits your argument?
Hitler was NOT an atheist. The only country where LEADERS can NOT have religion is China so atleast try to bring them into this.....
Never said anything about hitler...
Pol Pot, Atheist: 2 million dead
Joseph Stalin, Atheist: 20 million plus dead
Kim-Il-Sung, Atheist: 5 million dead
Mao Zedong, 50 million dead
atheist dictators killed millions of people over the past century and murdered hundreds of thousands in an effort to eradicate religion itself, because, you know, mass murder is the inevitable result when a community becomes
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too intolerant of outlandish dogmas and too fond of critical thinking.
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[edit on 10-2-2010 by zaiger]