religions in schools

My opinion is that religion doesn't belong in School PERIOD. That is not why you are there and if you need to learn relgion that is what churches are for. It is the kids who want to do religious like coloring christmas trees that need to go to church school not the other way around. Think about it this way. Isn't there things a christian isn't supposed to be invovled in? What if a child raised from a family who does witch craft attended the school and they decided to let everyone color pentagrams or something? You're lying if you tell me that you would be thrilled about it and wouldn't complain. I bet most of the christians would demand not only that to be not allowed but if any other religion wanted to celebrate their holiday there would be complaint about that too.

When i was a kid i remember my mom use to ask me wheather there are any my caste children if yes then i should be with them only.I really dont understan and accept this thought and readily will go with my mom atleast now because i dont have anything to do with religion and things like that.

Personally I would think anymore it is Religion period and anything to do with Jesus they are not wanting in their schools more than because there are some JW's in there. I think personally that too many people are really beginning to miss the boat now and concentrate on things and making a Big deal on things instead of really worrying and celebrating things as they are supposed to be. When the Declaration was signed there was Freedom of Speech and Religion and now this is all being lost to other things as well.

Here at the schools in my area the students DO NOT celebrate Easter, Xmas etc..the school isnt decorated or anythig of the sort....Its not allowed...reason being from what I understand is because of the whole not allowing religion etc in the schools AND because there are so many different religions among the student (and staff for that matter) body... If I remember correctly, Halloween also isnt celebrated at the schools in my area

being from a different religion , i celebrate and thus enjoy all the religions and its festivals. Especially christmas, where we make a christmas tree , buy many gifts and distribute it among kids etc. and the whole thing is admired and seen by my neighbours. Some of them do the back biting part also saying that belonging from a different religion and culture, one must not follow or do other relion's practices.

My son's school is non-sectarian and it accommodates children of different religions. However being a country that is largely Catholic, most if not all the christian practices and celebrations are held there, that includes Christmas and Easter. Kids who do not have the same belief are allowed not to participate, or even skip school - it's their prerogative. I wouldn't want my kids to miss special occasions just because a few in the class are not allowed by their religion to have them.

Hi youngpatrol, I find this difficult to understand. There is no reason not to celebrate the holidays of all religions and if some parents want their children to opt out of these things than they can. JW's are not the only Christian group that don't celebrate Christmas but they are probably the best known. Religion doesn't belong in schools except to teach children to be tolerant of all faiths. Blessings.

I'll assume youngpatrol that you're either older than myself, my age, or not much younger. This kind of thing is common practice now. Gotta love political correctness. I mean, it's great that people have their personal beliefs and that, but if they don't want their children to participate in activities that are going on, there are SO many other things that they can do than cry about it and be the "bad apple (The parents not the children) that ruin it for everyone" (sorry to those who that might offend, I just couldn't think of any other way to word it). Here, certain grades in the elementary school couldn't celebrate Halloween in anyway, and the ones that could weren't allowed face paint or makeup. If parents of these beliefs don't want their children to participate... They can keep their kids home those days, they can send them to a private school, or they can get off their @$$e$ and explain to their children why it is that they have to be left out. I think that this behavior teaches INTOLERANCE. I practice different religious and spiritual beliefs as my child, but I don't make her miss out on ANY of it, nor do I force the beliefs of either upon her. I let her make her own choices about her spirituality, as long as it's not going to harm her in the long run. Christmas holidays are now "Winter breaks". The friggin holiday is CHRISTMAS, not WINTER! Oh, it doesn't stop at a religious standpoint either. Where I live it's gone racial. Columbus Day is no longer a holiday at the school.. Nor is Martin Luther King Day. But.. this school spends thousands a year teaching about and celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Why? Because 60% of the school's population are immigrants from Mexico. I'm not in a big city, I'm in a town with 6,200 people and in the surrounding 7 or 8 counties, we're the only school with this practice. Why? Because this culture is here. I'm sorry but this is in America - to hell with the American holidays and Christian and Pagan holidays, but we're going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Bullocks. Since my daughter's school is no longer allowed to honor certain federal holidays, the school has "made up days" with various excuses as to why to cancel class, my favorite being "Deer Day"... The first day of deer season, or just random days where the parents and students are told no explanation. PC... Politcally Correct. PC... Politcal conundrum. PC... Polically corrupt.