You seem to not understand that a school cannot promote or endorse any religion and must remain secular. If students were praying on their own, there likely would not be any issue. But once the school allowed itself to become involved by broadcasting prayer within the school, that crossed the line. See Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962).
Schools do not have to be secular. They just can’t favor one religion over another, i.e. allow religious expression for one religion but not others. They can absolutely facilitate the religious expression of students.
Hello, that's what secular is. A school also cannot favor religion over non-religion.
Bible reading and prayers over the PA is the school endorsing religion over others or over non-religion.
False! Students can express religion on their own. The school cannot do that for them nor promote it.
Encouraging bullying to participate in religious ceremonies in public school. How truly American.
Of course it is....but it is not to be forced by teachers or admin. Ever heard of the Gather at the Flag Pole prayer groups? Totally legal.
EXCEPT THAT such activities or conversations can only take place during the school day on the same terms and conditions that they may engage in other comparable conversations or activities. So during recess or between classes or during "lunch time" only?
So the next week, they could get a muslim imam to say prayers over the PA?
That isn’t what secular is.
No it isn’t. It’s facilitating the religious expression of students. There is no right not to be exposed to religious expression.
Incorrect.
Nope. The little bastards can pray on their lunch time. Nobody else is obligated to listen to their particular mythology.
Yes, it is!
You keep missing the point. It's not about exposure to religious expression. The school cannot assist or participate in religious expression.
The SCOTUS disagrees, as I pointed out in the aforementioned Engel case.
During other than class time or other school-controlled activities is how I read the guidelines. Does that mean students can squat down in the middle of a busy hallway to conduct a prayer meeting or do Bible study? I'm quite certain time and place need be unobtrusive to the educational needs of fellow students, faculty and staff. Don't you think?
Harshly put. But true.
Indeed. Save the mythology for a mythology class.
But teaching children perverted WOKE religion, encouraging gender fluidity and hormone blockers is okay; and gender-queer reading hour in the school library is perfect, isn't it?
Those are separate issues and has nothing to do with religion or religion in schools.
Not really, this is a culture war.
what is woke religion?
what schools is encouraging gender fluidity and what do you think that is
what schools is encouraging hormone blockers
what is a gender-queer reading hour in a school libary?
No, this is about religion in school. Do try to stay on topic.
You are the incorrect one on multiple counts.
And where is that happening? Give us some valid examples besides your silly fears.
It's only a "culture war" by the scared, paranoid idiots of this country. Are you one of them?
Culture War = Mutually Assured Derision.
Marbury letters where Jefferson coined the term to explain why he wouldn’t tell Congress tonoass a law favoring one church over another in local elections.
None of what you posted is relevant to this thread as they are not religious positions.
Madison and Adams also had words and shared the sentiment for separation.