(February 19, 2012 at 7:58 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: I understand everyone should be able to choose what religion they want but how does encouraging neutrality in education undermine that?
It doesn't. It undermines the separation of the government from religious affairs. Neutrality in regard to private school teachings ensures that the government does not become involved in religious matters, which is the essence of secularism.
Quote:Separating church and education makes any religious teachings entirely optional, it makes it a choice in every sense of the word.
It does no such thing. Separating it from public schools ensures that the government has nothing to do with religious teachings. If parents were not allowed to send their kids to private religious schools, they would just teach their children their religions at church and at home.
Quote:A Muslim and a Christian could meet under normal circumstances, gain a knowledge of each others cultures and maybe even develop a friendship in a neutral school while still being able to go to their separate religious gatherings as they see fit outside school hours.
That is what public schools are for.
Quote:I'm not seeing any negatives here, people might actually become more tolerant towards each other.
Telling people that they cannot send their children to private religious schools promotes tolerance?
