Seeing how this is public school it therefore makes it a tax payer funded institute and as such it can not show preference to any particular religion since that would be respecting the establishment of religion.Therefore you must allow all religious books to be distributed.
No, you can't hand out any religious material, because these are kids being educated. Religious groups should have no access to them in a public school. This is not about the rights of people who want to express their religious views, it's about the rights of the students and parents.
Misterman I'm sorry but you are wrong. Any religious material should be allowed to be passed out. If a wiccan walks into the school there there should be a means for them to pass it out. Same goes for Atheist the Christian and what not.
I totally disagree because the argument of inequality can always come up. One thing was distributed differently than another or only to certain students or for different periods of times etc etc etc
Its best to leave it as it is. No religion in public schools, that what assures fairness and equality and no discrimination otherwise you have to open yourself up to 1000 different scenarios.
No, you can't hand out any religious material, because these are kids being educated. Religious groups should have no access to them in a public school. This is not about the rights of people who want to express their religious views, it's about the rights of the students and parents.
In this case the Bibles were left for kids to pick up or not. If other items are sitting on the same table or something none of this comes in to play.
As it is, is that schools can not discriminate with who they allow access. They can allow none, or all.
What's the problem? He came home with a bible?
Perhaps if the Wiccan groups want to have a give away, they can hand out booklets on Wicca.... :shock: It's not like they're sending Jr. home with a 5 cc syringe of high quality vein candy.
Would you be asking the same thing if it would have been the Satanic Bible? Religion has no place in public schools.
I totally disagree because the argument of inequality can always come up. One thing was distributed differently than another or only to certain students or for different periods of times etc etc etc
Its best to leave it as it is. No religion in public schools, that what assures fairness and equality and no discrimination otherwise you have to open yourself up to 1000 different scenarios.
If you want to nit pick it to death fine. It sounds like a cold dry school to me that kids would run away from. If a Wiccan wants to come in go for it same goes for the Jew, Christian whatever.
Misterman I'm sorry but you are wrong. Any religious material should be allowed to be passed out. If a wiccan walks into the school there there should be a means for them to pass it out. Same goes for Atheist the Christian and what not.
Again, the OP's article said that interested students could pick the Bibles up, not that they were handed out/distributed.
says you, it all can still come into play. Maybe some one complains one thing was talked more than the others or left out for distribution longer or the kids seemed MORE encouraged to grab something over another.
This is why the government has it right, no religion in public school.
Just saying I'm wrong doesn't make me wrong.
This is not about religious access to schools. It is about the rights of families to control what their children learn about religion.
The courts, who actually consider this stuff carefully, agree with me, as my earlier link shows.
Access of Religious Groups to Public Property.—Although government may not promote religion through its educational facilities, it may not bar student religious groups from meeting on public school property if it makes those facilities available to non-religious student groups.
This is why the government has it right, no religion in public school.
Access of Religious Groups to Public Property.—Although government may not promote religion through its educational facilities, it may not bar student religious groups from meeting on public school property if it makes those facilities available to non-religious student groups.
Those groups can make information available to others that want it.
Access of Religious Groups to School Property :: First Amendment--Religion and Expression :: US Constitution :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia
Sounds roughly like what the first amendment says regarding religion.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
Bibles distributed to public school students?
People who wants their religion promoted in public schools, almost always Christians, should be careful what they hope for. You have to also allow witch's spell books and the Quran to be equally promoted.
Ginger Strivelli, who practices Witchcraft, a form of Paganism, said she was upset when her 12-year-old son [who did not wish to be photographed for this article] came home from North Windy Ridge intermediate school with a Bible.
Pagan Mom Challenges Bible Giveaway At North Carolina School | Fox News
No you don't. The Bible is the only one of the three you listed that was actually used in US schools before anti-Christian hysterics got it banned. It's better to say that someone attempted to restore something that once was.Bibles distributed to public school students?
People who wants their religion promoted in public schools, almost always Christians, should be careful what they hope for. You have to also allow witch's spell books and the Quran to be equally promoted.
First off, nobody made the boy pick up the bible and take it home.
Maybe he wanted to see what Christianity was about
No you don't. The Bible is the only one of the three you listed that was actually used in US schools before anti-Christian hysterics got it banned. It's better to say that someone attempted to restore something that once was.
That's about meetings and stuff like that. Putting out literature is a little different.
Sounds roughly like what the first amendment says regarding religion.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
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