(April 13, 2013 at 11:50 pm)ebg Wrote: Are you saying then that separation of church and state is a contradiction with freedom of religion. Then how can religion in public schools be banned? What constitute you being offended by my opinion, and me be really harmful to an abused person mental health?
Think of it this way: you are free to practice any religion you please privately, but the government is bound to care for the interests of all of its citizens. Not some or even the majority, but all of them. Religious belief is a personal thing, and varies from person to person quite wildly; a government funded organization like the public education system cannot cater to one religious belief over any others, because in doing so they wouldn't be serving their citizens, and at the same time it would be impossible to teach them all. The best bet is for the government to just back away and teach the verifiable things that students will need to function in the real world, and leave the personal beliefs to the parents.
That way, everyone gets what they need in equal measure, exactly as it should be.
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