Actually I think you need to realize that just because you don't think something is important is not a reason for us to subscribe to your beliefs. I know it has never entered your arrogant thoughts, but perhaps you are the one that is wrong ??
I'm not religious at all, but I do believe that people have to learn right from wrong and if the ten commandments are used to teach them these things, then I'm all for it. Otherwise we have arrogant, unethical children growing up thinking "What are you going to do ? Slap my hands?" They need to learn that there is a price to pay when they do wrong, and the dr. spock generation isn't teaching them this stuff. Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.jobsforourfuture.com/index.php -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:43 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Perspective On May 9, 2007, at 8:24 AM, Stephen the Cook wrote: > Prayer is an act of respect. A value that is no longer present in the > public school system today. That is the stupidest statement I've seen on the list in a while. Even stupider than Virgil's, and he's come up with several whoppers. Children are completely free to pray whenever they like. There is nothing in the law that forbids this, and in fact there are several court rulings that reinforce this. What is prohibited is that government employees (we *are* talking *public* schools here) may not direct the children in religious activities. Oh, yeah, they can pray too, as long as it is done privately and not in their role as teacher or administrator. This is where the word "respect" comes into play: public schools, as part of the government, must respect the wishes of the families of their students and not attempt to impose any employee's beliefs on the students. Also, you imply that all was well in the world when kids were forced to conform to the teacher's or the administrator's religious practices, even when they weren't shared by the student and their family. I hope I don't have to remove the rose-colored filters on your history books. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
