He has broken the law before. Will bibles be allowed in schools? knowing that he does what he feels like. Comment below. #InstaJacome
Bibles are allowed in schools, just like any other piece of literature. But the Resident of the White House will never get his way if he is aiming at establishing christianity above any other religion in taxpayer-funded schools. The Establishment Clause is a bitch to so-called christians.
I feel certain that The Satanic Temple will show up with their literature, as they have in the past, to show that Christianity is not the only religion in this country and that will end any attempt to allow bibles in as a teaching tool. I know kids can have one with them but I mean forcefully taught, and not just in a comparative religion class.
The poll is poorly worded. Bibles ARE allowed in schools.
Do you mean organized prayers? Required prayer time?
Bible studies? Etc.
We all know this isn't about comparative religion or literature (the bibble is NOT well-written.) It's about child evangelism. And this is unconstitutional. Send a few dollars to the ACLU or FFRF....they'll be fighting it.
I doubt it. But if it happens, it's not a problem. I'm perfectly capable of teaching my kids to think things through rather than accept everything that is shoved down their throats.
We had roman and greek mythlogy, I loved learning all those stories. So I was very vocal about those stories being no different than Bible stories, I wasn't well received by anyone in class including the teacher but no one could explain how they knew for sure that their myths were true and the others weren't true, except to say they were true because they were in the Bible. Crazyness I could never be a zealot.
Bibles won't be allowed outside of use in comparative religions or, and here they could sneak some in, through some English literature classes. When i taught English lit, for the 1600's, some elements from the King James Bibly would be included for language.
Keeping religion out of public spaces is a long established rule and it is not only the 1st amendment but has been upheld numerous times by the Supreme Court. Of course personal bibles can be had but the question assumes they are used for proselytizing. One jerk and his jerk lackeys cannot change that, at least without a long hard battle. Remember, he and his only have a short time left and short of martial law and a takeover they will be gone soon.
Honestly, nothing surprises me anymore. Religion has permeated this country so pervasively that it will never fully go away. Most people believe in Christianity blindly and have never thought of any other way of thinking. I feel like as long as there is a symbol of the "Christian Right" in the White House, things like "In God We Trust" and Bible classes will be brought into schools. One thing that not very many politicians will back down on is religion, even when its the right thing to do. Or maybe thats my inner cynic talking.
When I was in grade school, they had 3rd and 4th grade walk to a nearby church to do Bible study. The only way to not go is have your parents sign a paper that will opt out your kid from doing that. Also they didn't allow to pull people out if you kiss the deadline. I had to go one year, the next year I told my parents and they signed the paper. Glad they let me choose if I wanted to go or not.