Mother sues to stop Bible classes in West Virginia schools

Guille said:
That doesn't answer my question. Why do it in the schools? Especially in a rural area.
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Not all schools do this across the nation but it depends on the demand from the demographics I think. If you are in Austin for example and there are 3,000 students in your high school then chances are the student body will be more diverse (race, religion, and things like that) than say my high school which had less than 300 students.
 
Norah said:
Not all schools do this across the nation but it depends on the demand from the demographics I think. If you are in Austin for example and there are 3,000 students in your high school then chances are the student body will be more diverse (race, religion, and things like that) than say my high school which had less than 300 students.
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It sounds to me like you're justifying gang rule if the minority is small enough.
 
Actually the article mentioned it was elementary schools and middle schools not high schools so thats my mistake but the enrollment would still reflect the area.
 
Guille said:
It sounds to me like you're justifying gang rule if the minority is small enough.
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well no it's not gang rule it's just more off societal norms at a more micro level. Most of the time it's not even something that you think twice about it's just part of that local culture.
 
Guille said:
And that's my point.
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which point is that? For many rural areas the town only has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school so the education, the culture, the norms are pretty much with you your whole k-12. I know it was for me.
 
Guille said:
And you've never lived in a small town have you? You actually think this is about religion, don't you?
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nope......lived about five miles outside of one though......27 kids in my senior class.....and no......I think its about parents running their local school board and letting all parents choose what they want......and one mommy who's precious five year old is unhappy because mommy won't let her do what the other kids are doing and mommy wanting to blame that on someone else.....
 
I will say though that even if my schools growing up were completely void of anything remotely religious it wouldnt have changed my love for Christ and my beliefs, and it probably wouldnt have changed any of my friends and classmates. But I do think it's ok for local communities to share something that connects them and for many many people in rural towns Christ is what connects them.
 
Norah said:
I will say though that even if my schools growing up were completely void of anything remotely religious it wouldnt have changed my love for Christ and my beliefs, and it probably wouldnt have changed any of my friends and classmates. But I do think it's ok for local communities to share something that connects them and for many many people in rural towns Christ is what connects them.
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I took a comparative World Religion class in High School, likely the best class I took in High School. Loved it, did not change my feelings about Christ.
 
Jarod said:
I have no problem with Bible study as long as Koran and Tora lessons are also allowed.
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The problem becomes who teaches it that has a good knowledge and appreciation for it and if the demographics support it. In my hometown for example there would be no demand for anything other than Bible lessons, but if you went down to Houston then sure you could expect a demand for those.
 
Jarod said:
I have no problem with Bible study as long as Koran and Tora lessons are also allowed.
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Gotta throw in Satanism and anything else that people can legitimately claim as their religion. That's the can of worms the myopic thumpers can't see.

Regardless, they all violate the Establishment Clause.
 
PostmodernProphet said:
nope......lived about five miles outside of one though......27 kids in my senior class.....and no......I think its about parents running their local school board and letting all parents choose what they want......and one mommy who's precious five year old is unhappy because mommy won't let her do what the other kids are doing and mommy wanting to blame that on someone else.....
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Gang rule. Got it.
 
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