Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars (Wapo)

NxNW said:

What's being taught?

What ideology is that?

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The LGBT ideology. Keep it neutral.

NxNW said:

Should we ban them from going to school, teaching, or running for office?

How does having a gay student cause the school to be taken over by Satanic ideology?

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Teaching LGBT is right or wrong has no place in public schools. Keep your opinion to yourself in that case.

RileyG said:

Why? It’s all about a personal decision. It’s like saying Christian or Muslim students are in schools, so children must be indoctrinated about Christianity or Islam. Not ok. Public schools are supposed to be neutral.

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Schools are supposed to be educational. LBGT is part of education. But, I'm not sure what this has to do with chaplains in schools.

RileyG said:

Why? It’s all about a personal decision. It’s like saying Christian or Muslim students are in schools, so children must be indoctrinated about Christianity or Islam. Not ok. Public schools are supposed to be neutral.

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But some Christians want only Christians idea's in schools. Nothing else.

pgp_protector said:

Or Imams.
And watch them scream when they try.

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True, but Imams is considered a chaplain. A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence agency, embassy, school, labor union, business, police department, fire department, university, sports club), or a private chapel. The term chaplaincy refers to the chapel, facility or department in which one or more chaplains carry out their role.

Hans Blaster said:

So what?

Why do public school children need a chaplain during the 6-7 hours they are in school half the days of the year? They go home every night. They aren't living away from home or in another country with unfamiliar clergy.

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I think they need therapist at schools, healthy eating and physical education, since parents are failing.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:

But some Christians want only Christians idea's in schools. Nothing else.

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Here's a radical idea: They should start and fund their own schools.

Hans Blaster said:

That's why schools have mental health professionals who are properly trained to deal with the needs of children.

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What training would "properly trained" mental health professionals have? Would a Christian counselling degree qualify?

Akita Suggagaki said:

What training would "properly trained" mental health professionals have? Would a Christian counselling degree qualify?

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No. Just like chiropractors don’t get to take the place of real medical Doctors.

Hans Blaster said:

Here's a radical idea: They should start and fund their own schools.

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If they were smart they would figure out a way to start their own schools by siphoning money out of the public school system for it... Oh, wait!

NxNW said:

Polls show a majority of Americans say that the government should enforce church-state separation and oppose the government ever declaring an official U.S. religion. Yet, in a 2022 Pew Research poll, a strong minority, 45 percent, said the country “should be a Christian nation.”

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It seems here the the problem; a majority but also a strong minority.

"...aims to address policy issues “from a biblical world view” Would that be young Earthy creationism?

We can't just stick with values and virtues? We have to go backward?

Desk trauma said:

No. Just like chiropractors don’t get to take the place of real medical Doctors.

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O, man! There is a button. Don't get me started.

Akita Suggagaki said:

O, man! There is a button. Don't get me started.

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Not sure what you’re trying to say here.

Hans Blaster said:

Here's a radical idea: They should start and fund their own schools.

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Yes, they can put the money that they don't pay in taxes. For the poor in their churches. But most Christians churches rather make money.

NxNW said:

I'm having a hard time figuring out what that sentence means.

What opinion is that?

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Opinion about LGBT….but we are getting off topic. Chaplains and religion have no place in public schools. Keep them out.

NxNW said:

I wasn't aware there was such a thing. Maybe you can provide a description of this ideology.

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approval and acceptance of their acts etc