Which is why we have a civil court system. Maureen wrote: > In a perfect world, this is how it would be. However, too many > religious groups will not stop at the boundary. They think it is > their mission from God is to proselytize, and that they will get > points from their Deity for every soul they convert. They have no > respect for the beliefs of others, because they don't feel that those > beliefs have any validity. > > When Christian groups talk about prayer in school, they only mean > Christian prayer. They would be the first in line to protest if the > schools allowed Hindu chanting, Muslim prayers to Mecca, or a Wiccan > maypole dance. > > > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think a distinction has to be drawn, don't you? What constitutes a >> "government sponsored event"? The students have the right to expect that >> their school will not impose any belief system upon them, but they also have >> the right to expect that their own personal belief systems...will be >> respected. >> >> We have to allow for both, if we truly wish to have both freedom of >> religion, and be free FROM religion....as a state. > >
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