For example, I very much believe that any private religious organization should be allowed to display things that reference their religion in a public location if they pay for it. I would have no problem with a Jewish statue or display, I have enjoyed seeing Kwanzaa displays during Christmas etc. When I grew up the multiple faiths would display things everywhere and it was nice to see diversity in action living together in harmony. Then, one day a woman decided that since she was atheist, there should not be a moment of silence in the morning. And the judges said, "oh if your child feels like they are being forced to pray then no they shouldn't have prayer." Growing up I went to a public school. We always had a moment of silence in the am. For some people it was a time for prayer, for others, it was a time to just center themselves and get ready for the day. It was a nice thing. It was turned into something horrible.
Now, religion is under attack. Since Christians are the largest religious group in the united states they are starting big figuring the smaller ones will fall quicker if we fall. They started quietly a little thing here and a little thing there. Religion was taken out of schools and yet public colleges are installing footwashes for Muslims to pray. Well why can't we pray then? Accommodations are being made in public schools with high Muslim enrollment to have a room to pray their times during the school day. No, if a Jewish person, a Buddhist or a Christian can't pray neither can you. We may not have assigned times to do so, but still prayer is prayer. We can't have the Jewish prayer books etc or books about Buddhism or Christian topics in school libraries but books about the Muslim tenants are being found in every school library. It is all or nothing people. If you are going to allow Muslims to pray then it is time to let everyone pray.
I have seen where people attend Private Christian college and then ask that they not be able to preach that being gay is a sin. Here's the deal. OK so you are a sinner. If you are OK with who you are then why does it matter. You sin in other ways too. I sin. Daily. I don't wear white cotton. I love shrimp. I have many failings as a person. Just because you don't want it to be a sin doesn't mean in any way that it is not a sin. And until you sue a Muslim bakery for not making your cake stop suing Christians. Seriously. I do have to add that I personally have a number of friends who are gay. All of them know I am a Christian. We all sin and we all sin differently. I don't judge them by their lifestyle. I just know that if someone feels it is against their beliefs to perform a service for you, you just need to move on. My husband and I were told we couldn't marry at the Catholic church because I am divorced. Even though we were abstinent before marriage, we were told because we shared the same address, we could not marry in another church. We didn't get mad. We just found another church. That is their beliefs. That is how they function. I moved on. So don't say I don't understand being told your marriage isn't right.
Now this. I am so angry that this teacher first of all brings up God, any God, and then requires her students to denounce God or fail. The fact that the board of ed seems to be like well the principal will handle it is horrible. They should have immediately been acting on this. If for no other reason than schools are not supposed to be a place to discuss religion unless you go to a religious school. This poor little girl who is in 7th grade was attacked by a grown adult over this. Not OK. Not only should this teacher no longer teach she should be forced to apologize to these young people she attacked with her words.
No child should be told that they will fail a class if they don't agree with the teacher. Period. I pray for this little girl and her classmates who stood in their faith at such a young age. Most religions believe in a God. Although we may not believe in the same path to that god or the same guidelines, we believe in a God. This obviously atheist teacher needs an education in how to be a human.
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