Ntharotep
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This is not completely accurate. When I was going to school and I doubt times have reversed all that much since, you were picked on for being religious far more than being, say a metal head, punk rocker, or athlete (I'll draw the line at nerd). I know this because I'm ashamed to say that I did some of the picking on.Both sides have bullies. And this shouldn't be going on and these parents know it.
Their claim was that their kids felt uncomfortable discussing their religion at school and they wanted to share their beliefs with other students. It grew so they continued it. Why? There was no reason to continue it if it was obvious that their kids weren't some minority that should feel uncomfortable talking about religion with their friends, in an appropriate time and place, not during school, at least not with adults leading it.
I can very easily see kids not feeling comfortable discussing religion in school especially with the divide that has erupted in more recent years to ever widen that gap.
And it has never been and I can't see it being "cool" to pressure your peers in HS to go to your Christian gatherings.
But it is only a "safety issue" with this group and not kids running off to Subway or other lunch destinations.Part of the controversy is that not only is there question as to whether the school actually does have control over that property at least when students are on it, but the school is also responsible for those students during school hours, including lunch.
I find this bogus. I also find it petty whether it is "legal" petty or not is really moot to me in this case. It falls under just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
My gut feeling is that this is not a case of those poor non-Christian kids being pressured into the evils of Christianity. I think its someone lodged a petty complaint because they could and just couldn't let these kids do something that wasn't hurting anyone because they were "oh so offended".
I'm not a Christian but I'm also not part of "Oh no! We might catch Christianity like a virus!" crowd either.