Praying at school

[WatersMoon110]

Actually, many new Churchs often start out holding their meeting in public places such as schools and community halls until they find a permanent home or build one themselves. It very common. It's a good use of space that otherwise sits empty 1/2 the time. I beieve any and all groups have equal opportunity to do this.

Well, yes. I agree. I guess I wasn't really thinking, because I was thinking about (I guess) an established church that was just holding a Bible Study group at the school to have it at the school, and so I was not sure how I would feel about that.

In fact, the church I went to when I was little was held in a school building, but on Sundays. I think it is just fine for schools to allow other groups to use their buildings when school is not being held, and I wasn't really intending to imply anything to the contrary. I'm sorry that I said something that caused people to think I was against this, I was just not thinking clearly.

 

[WatersMoon110]

The only problem I would have with a coven or satanistic group meeting on school is because they are trendy beliefs that kids who have issues get involved with or will exploit it to fit their issues and aggression.

And Christian groups have never tried to be "trendy" or do things that other people might see as trying to get children with problems to join or as exploiting people?

 

[WatersMoon110]

Suffice it to say I disagree especially since I have been around children enough in my ripe old age to know that these 2 beliefs are hollywoodized enough with the wrong info that it can be used in such a negative manner to cause more issues.

There are no movies out there that portray Christianity as something other than what it is, right?

Anyone trying to join a group of NeoPagans or Satanists, and thought it was anything like in the movies, would be kindly shown that it was nothing at all like that, and then kindly shown the door if they couldn't understand that (maybe not so kindly in the case of some groups). As anyone who learned about Christianity from The Blues Brothers would also be educated about the differences between a movie and the religion itself.

Anyone who believed a movie was telling them the truth about a religion (no matter what religion that is) would hold a lot of false beliefs. But any religious group would soon set them straight on the matter. I don't understand why you don't trust these two religions (Scientology being a different matter completely), to educate people on what they are actually about.

 

[Domenico]

In response to the OP, we had a bible reading and parayer in school all through my school years (at both secular and Catholic schools) No one was forced to do anything, and my athiest friends didnt mind. What was a bible passage when we had a whole assembly full of rubbish? And in the two minutes for prayer they just say quietly, passed notes, picked their nose.... whatever. It wasnt brainwashing.

 

[Ringo84]

In response to the OP, we had a bible reading and parayer in school all through my school years (at both secular and Catholic schools) No one was forced to do anything, and my athiest friends didnt mind. What was a bible passage when we had a whole assembly full of rubbish? And in the two minutes for prayer they just say quietly, passed notes, picked their nose.... whatever. It wasnt brainwashing.

Nevertheless, it is unconstitutional in public school.
Ringo

 

[Domenico]

Then its good that I never went to school in America. New Zealand and Italy, yes, America, no.

 

[flicka]

Then its good that I never went to school in America. New Zealand and Italy, yes, America, no.

Why do you say that? You wouldn't be denied your religious rights in America, you just wouldn't have them handed to you on a platter by your teachers who may or may not have beieved the same as you. See, you would have had to seek it out yourself because it meant something to you instead of going at it mindlessly....I find that "very good".

 

[cantata]

Why do you say that? You wouldn't be denied your religious rights in America, you just wouldn't have them handed to you on a platter by your teachers who may or may not have beieved the same as you. See, you would have had to seek it out yourself because it meant something to you instead of going at it mindlessly....I find that "very good".

Perhaps Dominico meant "good" insofar as his school wasn't violating any constitutions?

 

[Domenico]

Perhaps Dominico meant "good" insofar as his school wasn't violating any constitutions?

Ten points to Cantata! Thats exatly what I meant.

There's no need to get uppity, Flicka.

 

[flicka]

Ten points to Cantata! Thats exatly what I meant.

There's no need to get uppity, Flicka.

Not getting uppity, I don't have the strength for uppity.

 

[CCGirl]

The catholic schools here are publically funded, I went to catholic schools and we started the day with the lords prayer and said grace at lunch time. We had religious studies but mostly coloured pictures.

 

[cantata]

We had religious studies but mostly coloured pictures.

Yeah, I was always grateful for RE lessons because colouring rocks