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In reply to the discussion: Does the ACLU agree with religious groups on teaching the Bible in Schools? [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)38. What my post said:
Intriguingly, much of this crisis may be rooted in a myth. School districts and state boards of education fear recriminations if they deal with matters of faith in the classroom. Yet even the American Civil Liberties Union dreaded in many American school districts for its lawsuits against religion in public education urges objective teaching of the worlds religions. In its Joint Statement on Current Law and Religion in the Public Schools, the organization declared, It is both permissible and desirable to teach objectively about the role of religion in the history of the United States and other countries.
What the ACLU says:
While it is permissible for public schools to teach about religion, it is not permissible to promote particular religious beliefs. Although public schools should not be leading children in prayers or religious ceremonies, they should also be respectful of the religious beliefs of students. Second, public schools should protect children from being coerced by others to accept religious (or anti-religious!) beliefs. Public schools should seek to create an environment conducive to learning by all students and not act as vehicles proselytizing for religious or anti-religious beliefs.
https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-and-freedom-religion-and-belief
Given this agreement, I still fail to see the relevance or necessity of your post.
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Does the ACLU agree with religious groups on teaching the Bible in Schools? [View all]
MineralMan
Jun 2019
OP
I suspect the one who repeatedly connects timeliness with relevance might want to know this
Major Nikon
Jun 2019
#2
For me the bigger issue was the lies that were cloaked AROUND that bit about the ACLU,
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#12
It's ok. I could tell when you failed to respond to any of the points in my original post highlighti
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#31
The proselytization wolf dressed up in sheep's clothing objective history...lol
Thomas Hurt
Jun 2019
#28
They literally sue when other religions are given class time in said history and social studies
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2019
#32