RE: A club exists at my school for the purpose of evangelizing students
May 3, 2013 at 11:54 pm
(This post was last modified: May 4, 2013 at 12:36 am by Marnie.)
(May 3, 2013 at 11:40 pm)cratehorus Wrote: bible clubs are a violaion of church and state in the sense that they are using public resources.... that are required by federal law.... for religous purposes.... there might not be laws like this in other countries.... but here in america.... people are not allowed to use taxpayer funds on religous services..... which is what your school is doing, if this was a science club that would be educational, but teaching witchcraft (or evangelistic christianity or whatever those whackjobs are calling it) is a waste of taxpayer money and is unconstitutional, because federal law requires public education it is a direct violation of the first amendment,
good luck with your lawsuit
Federal Equal Access Act of 1984
That's what allows this group to exist. It's a bit of a double-edged sword because this act also allows interfaith groups, gay-straight alliance, secular student alliance and other groups to exist. Did I tell you my chemistry teacher runs the bible club and he tried to teach my class young earth creationism?
Article about it:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/...ssionaries-
I'd like to say that they do have a right to meet with other Christians under law and I'm not arguing with that. This group is closely trying to get around the law by having kids evangelize and not adults.. As I've said they are ran by the outside ministry organized by local churches and church leaders. Not exactly student led, eh? They are trying to convert students as young as 11 years old to fundementalist Christianity without their parent's knowing.
