Comments on: Jianna Henegar (FGCU): religion in school http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/13/jianna-henegar-fgcu-religion-in-school/ Sat, 19 May 2012 17:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jonathan R. Jacob http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/13/jianna-henegar-fgcu-religion-in-school/#comment-1140 Jonathan R. Jacob Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:50:38 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/13/jianna-henegar-fgcu-religion-in-school/#comment-1140 These lawsuits are a necessity in the world we live in today. Religious teachings in schools is just a push for the United States to become a theocracy by converting children who don't have the faculties to make the decision for themselves. Personally, I believe that the lawsuit is warranted due to the fact that the school violated constitutional law; the fact that the students who were subjected to Christian teachings may have very well been offended if their religion is in opposition to Christianity. The point of the lawsuit is not to destroy religion, but limit it to private practice as it is meant to be. Most religious scholars speak of a "private connection with god"; if that is truly the case then it should remain that way. Prostelyzation is a huge problem, especially in the face of the Christian sects as most of them require some form of it in their obedience to their God. Religious is a personal matter, it has no place in a state sponsored school. These lawsuits are a necessity in the world we live in today. Religious teachings in schools is just a push for the United States to become a theocracy by converting children who don’t have the faculties to make the decision for themselves. Personally, I believe that the lawsuit is warranted due to the fact that the school violated constitutional law; the fact that the students who were subjected to Christian teachings may have very well been offended if their religion is in opposition to Christianity.

The point of the lawsuit is not to destroy religion, but limit it to private practice as it is meant to be. Most religious scholars speak of a “private connection with god”; if that is truly the case then it should remain that way. Prostelyzation is a huge problem, especially in the face of the Christian sects as most of them require some form of it in their obedience to their God. Religious is a personal matter, it has no place in a state sponsored school.

]]> By: M. Riddle (Edison) http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/13/jianna-henegar-fgcu-religion-in-school/#comment-1058 M. Riddle (Edison) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:57:57 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/04/13/jianna-henegar-fgcu-religion-in-school/#comment-1058 In the United States, public schools are prohibited from sponsoring religious observances such as daily prayer. The legal basis for this prohibition is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which requires that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." (Originally, the amendment applied only to the central government, but the Fourteenth Amendment had the effect of applying it to all levels of government.) Prayer itself is not forbidden while at school. Regarding the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, the courts have consistently ruled that students' expressions of religious views through prayer or otherwise cannot be abridged unless they can be shown to cause substantial disruption in the school. In the United States, public schools are prohibited from sponsoring religious observances such as daily prayer. The legal basis for this prohibition is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which requires that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” (Originally, the amendment applied only to the central government, but the Fourteenth Amendment had the effect of applying it to all levels of government.) Prayer itself is not forbidden while at school. Regarding the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, the courts have consistently ruled that students’ expressions of religious views through prayer or otherwise cannot be abridged unless they can be shown to cause substantial disruption in the school.

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