re: #171 JasonA

My rule of thumb: if an atheist cannot accept it then it shouldn’t be taught in schools. Let me know if I’m wrong. My mind is wide open right now.

Sounds like a dangerous litmus test. There are some pretty dogmatic atheists out there who are just as agenda driven as the socon next door. In the case of schools a community standard (If a Christian, Muslim, Athiest and green eyed gay Lithuanian fisherman can tolerate it then it is probably ok…) that does not discriminate against a paricular group should apply. That isn’t a cut and dried definition and the debate will go on- but that is the whole point. I’d hate to trade one type of dictatorship for another.

Ironically it was a Mormon girl who sued her school district over public prayer at football games because the prayers were bing used as a judgemental public denegrating of other religions. Being a member of a minority religion has really taught me the way of being ok with the community standard and still teaching my kids how they are unique without having to dictate the standard according to my particular beliefs.