Religious superstition persists in the face of overwhelming evidence contradicting it because of the political reaction it serves as a prop for the ruling classes. The education of our youth must be based on objective scientific truths by careful study, discussion and analysis of all aspects of human existence.
Our youth can then make informed decisions based on a high level of education instead of random anecdotal fairy tales. Leaving religious education to parents will only result in the likelihood that our youth will adopt similar beliefs ensuring the continuation of the ideologies of backward, destructive retrogressive religious fundamentalism. Capitalism is the fetter that holds back the progress of society by rewarding individual greed with power and material wealth while discarding the genetically challenged as refuse in a dog eat dog society based on the soulless acquisition of material wealth—which is in direct conflict with the irresistible, overwhelming nature of mankind for generosity and goodwill towards his fellow man. Until a system is put in place that places all the resources of the planet at the disposition of all of humanity to be utilized by all, for the good of all and not for the enrichment of a tiny handful of the worlds billionaires, superstition, war and poverty will not only continue, they will worsen. On Jan 13, 12:48 am, margareth <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder how these Southern Christians would feel about having statues > of the Virgin Mary, in the halls, and the children saying the Rosary, > during recess. In the final analysis, it is the parents who are > responsible for the ethical education of their children...not the > community. If the parents do it well, the children might rebel in > early adulthood, but many will return when their children begin to > arrive. In the meantime, forcing one faith on all, or even just > forcing the children to declare themselves is unfair. If some children > choose not to attend religious classes...they need not be singled out > for potential abuse. What would make much more sense is if the faith > communities were to accept their responsibility for the moral > education of the children. At the last time I checked, school > finished for the day at 3:00pm, and there was no school on Saturday or > Sunday. If an arrangement for academic credit were made with the > boards of education, it might interest many children. It might be > possible that some children would do the learning in more that one > religious institution, and on their own. Then they would draw their > own conclusions, and ..... would that be a bad thing? > > On Jan 12, 4:47 am, "\"Lone Wolf\"" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Do you need to refer to the constitution before you wipe your ass? > > > It is an axiomatic necessity that no religious deity should be able to > > influence the affairs of state in a functioning democracy. There is no > > surer sign of the advanced decay of bourgeois democracy throughout the > > world than its desperate reactionary capitulation to backward > > religious obscurantism. > > > When governments extol the sacred virtures of their culture, their > > religion, their way of life, what they are doing is cynically > > attempting to preserve the status quo and their position of power in > > society. > > > On Jan 12, 9:29 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The constiution bars the government form establishing a state > > > religion. There is no "separation of church and state" provision. > > > > On Jan 11, 5:12 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > in the stated ways. > > > > > On Jan 11, 2:57 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > LOL! Violates the constitution? How? > > > > > > On Jan 11, 3:22 am, "florida mike !" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > lets see first of all the title to your thread is false and > > > > > > misleading > > > > > > and secondly the schoolis violating the constitution by not > > > > > > sperating > > > > > > church and state ! > > > > > > H.S. v. Huntington County Comm. School Corp. (U.S. Dist.Ct. – No. > > > > > > Dist. of Indiana) [Filed > > > > > > 11/08]http://www.aclu-in.org/subpage.asp?p=32 > > > > > > This case challenges the fact that the school corporation allows a > > > > > > release time religious program to operate during school hours in a > > > > > > trailer on school property which is hooked up to school electricity. > > > > > > Additionally, the public school teachers escort the children back > > > > > > and > > > > > > forth to the programming. > > > > > > ATTORNEY(S): Jacquelyn Bowie Suess > > > > > > > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& > > > > > > > On Jan 10, 6:24 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > AKA: American Communist Lovers Union > > > > > > > > From: Travis > > > > > > > Date: Sat, Jan 10, 2009 > > > > > > > Subject: ACLU Continues Pushing For Atheism As The Official > > > > > > > Religion Of > > > > > > > Country | American Conservative Daily > > > > > > > >http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/01/aclu-continues-pushi... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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