Ohio offers a way to use public money for Christian schools

[CLAX1911]

Neither of my parents went to university but both heavily stressed education and yes, self-guided learning. My father in particular is still a voracious reader and passed his love of books onto his sons.

That's cool. My father went to University and so did my brother so I feel kind of like the black sheep but I never could do a job where I sent the cubicle or an office. That's just a slow painful death for me.

I chafed at the religious instruction and rules of the private school, and similar to you I did the bare minimum there to pass.

So one of the main things I find myself on the other side from religion is being gay. So I know how to get kicked out really fast.

Was much more invested in my education in the public school system and fortunately that carried over to university. Years later my Baptist mother says she wished she'd never insisted I go to that school because she saw it was where my contempt for church and institutionalized religion (not spirituality) began.

Yeah I understand that. Some young people need structure and need organization to thrive. I think what I needed was to be left alone interested to do what I was supposed to do on my own.

I wish I'd known that then I'd probably done a lot better.

 

[SMTA]

Every Christian in the US is subject to income taxes, sales taxes, real estate or property taxes, and more. If gubbermint won't pay for Christian educations, then gubbermint should award exemptions to Christians for all those taxes. Why should Christians pay the taxes that ultimately go to indoctrinating children, if their own children are neglected by government?

He’s talking about institutions, not individuals
Learn how to read.

 

[Beruit 1978]

They just want to help their imaginary friend steal souls,

Do you ever listen to yourself? If it's all imaginary, how can a soul be stolen?

 

[AZRWinger]

Wrong. They are as free as anyone to send their kids wherever they want. They are also free to avail themselves of the same school vouchers everyone else is, assuming they are available.

Private religious institutions and schools, in particular those claiming tax exempt status, are NOT free to latch onto the government teat.


Of course it's not objectionable. Stop getting upset about something that wasn't said.


I specifically said private religious schools are as much or more about religious indoctrination as they are education. Be specific, it may help.

Again, you are upset over something never said. Parents are free to send their children to whatever private, tax exempt school they choose (religious or otherwise). Those schools are NOT free (or shouldn't be) to receive tax dollars, however.

Do you understand the difference between school vouchers going to parents, and tax monies going to private institutions?

School vouchers are funded by tax money. Did you not know that? Under a voucher system parents have the choice of sending their children to a charter school, including religious ones, if they wish. Of course some charter schools have more demand than capacity.

You keep repeating the claim that religious schools are more about religion than education as if it's an indictment of religous schools. Even if true, it's not an issue. Parents may decide their children need education in religious belief as opposed to a meddlesome politician ordering tampon dispensers in boys bathrooms.

 

[Lycanthrope]

School vouchers are funded by tax money. Did you not know that? Under a voucher system parents have the choice of sending their children to a charter school, including religious ones, if they wish. Of course some charter schools have more demand than capacity.

You keep repeating the claim that religious schools are more about religion than education as if it's an indictment of religous schools. Even if true, it's not an issue. Parents may decide their children need education in religious belief as opposed to a meddlesome politician ordering tampon dispensers in boys bathrooms.

Again - and I will keep repeating this until you acknowledge it - school vouchers go to parents. Every parent, to use on their child's education as they see fit. If it goes to a private religious school, so be it. Vouchers are not a perfect solution but they are fair. What is unacceptable is private religious organizatons, esp. those claiming tax exemption, latching on to the government teat for free goodies.

I can't help you if you read "private religious schools are as much or more about religion as they are about education" as an indictment.

 

[AZRWinger]

Again - and I will keep repeating this until you acknowledge it - school vouchers go to parents. Every parent, to use on their child's education as they see fit. If it goes to a private religious school, so be it. Vouchers are not a perfect solution but they are fair. What is unacceptable is private religious organizatons, esp. those claiming tax exemption, latching on to the government teat for free goodies.

Besides school vouchers where are you seeing government give free goodies to religious schools?

I can't help you if you read "private religious schools are as much or more about religion as they are about education" as an indictment.

I can't help that you ignored where I wrote "even if true it's not a problem". Or, is it another empty complaint like government supposedly giving private religious schools free goodies?

 

[Lycanthrope]

Besides school vouchers where are you seeing government give free goodies to religious schools?

I can't help that you ignored where I wrote "even if true it's not a problem". Or, is it another empty complaint like government supposedly giving private religious schools free goodies?

Tell us you didn't read the article without saying you didn't read the article.

"Where voucher programs involve spending decisions made by parents, the new program involves the government paying the schools directly."

 

[AZRWinger]

Tell us you didn't read the article without saying you didn't read the article.

"Where voucher programs involve spending decisions made by parents, the new program involves the government paying the schools directly."

Stunning lack of reading comprehension. Second and third words of bolded text "voucher programs". The question is "Besides school vouchers where are you seeing government give free goodies to religious schools?"

 

[Lycanthrope]

Stunning lack of reading comprehension. Second and third words of bolded text "voucher programs". The question is "Besides school vouchers where are you seeing government give free goodies to religious schools?"

Try reading the article - this isn't "Where's Waldo?"

If it were a snake the information would have bit you by now.

 

[Lethargic Aptitude]

Do you ever listen to yourself? If it's all imaginary, how can a soul be stolen?

A little deduction skills would have helped you there.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[Teatime]

Ohio offers a way to use public money for Christian schools​

If government doesn't want to pay for Christians to be educated as they see fit, then maybe government should stop taxing Christians. If nutcases really want to enforce their idea of 'separation of church and state', then they need to separate Christians from the taxation scheme that Christians object to.

I don't see the problem.