Which would be a violation of the teacher's First Amendment rights to exercise religious freedom.
H. -----Original Message----- From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 9:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Religious Freedom ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:59 PM Subject: RE: Religious Freedom > What if, as a public school teacher, you felt called (an vocation), as in > commanded by God, to be both a public school teacher and evangelist. That if > you were not a public school teacher, and that if you did not read from the > Bible during class, you would be going against God's will? > Then you should be fired. > H. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Religious Freedom > > > >So, if you are a teacher, or a mayor or other government official, are you > >not sinning if you do not use every opportunity to spread the Gospel. As a > >teacher, aren't you commanded by God to spread the Gospel to your pupils? > > But as a teacher, you are paid to teach what the school system has provided > for you to teach, if you don't like it, go teach at a church school. > > >This, of course, is an extreme position that is terribly politically > >incorrect, but I'm sort of playing the devil's advocate here. > > > >Isn't it a violation of your "free exercise" rights if you are prohibited > >from preaching, praying and proselytizing no matter what your position in > >the government? > > No, as your position is voluntary, usually by both parties, you are allowed > to leave, or be fired if you are not doing your job, and if your job says > don't teach religion in your class, then you can't. If you have a problem > with this, find another job. > > >Another question: If the government makes a law that says, "Thou shalt not > >pray in public," isn't the government showing a preference for irreligion, > >if not secular humanism. Even a secularist is taking a religious position > >based on faith (it takes as much faith not to believe as to believe). So, > >when the government says, "no prayer," it's really "establishing religion" > >by establishing irreligion as the religion of choice for the government. > >True or not? > I would agree with that. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
