--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "R.G." <babajii_99@> wrote: > > > > This already happened, so you don't have to worry. > > This whole thing was brought to Federal Court, concerning the Puja, > > and it being a religious thing- > > So, it was banned from being taught in schools. > > So, there you go; the chaos ensued from that stupid decision as > > well as others. > > The belief in God or a Higher Power or any universal principle, is > > not taught in school. There are obviously more important things. > > Very sad situation. > > The "sad situation" is that there are people on > this planet who think that a belief in God *should* > be taught in schools, as if it were fact. > > What should be taught is an *overview* of world > religions and spiritual beliefs, dispassionately > and with NONE of them being presented as "correct" > or "right," much less "best." Atheism and belief > systems such as Buddhism that do not have a God > concept should be taught right alongside the God- > based systems. > > No *techniques* from any of these belief systems > should ever be taught in the schools, only the > dogma and theory that the belief systems espouse. > > IMO this would prepare students to *make their own > decisions* about such things. They can decide to > have something to do with one or more of these > belief systems based on knowledge of *what they > are*, and knowledge of what the other competing > belief systems are. > > Anyone who wants only ONE belief system to be taught > in school systems is a religious fanatic. America > and its founding fathers had a dim view of such > fanatics. It's good to remember that the famous > quote by Thomas Jefferson that graces his memorial > in Washington D.C. was written about an attempt by > one religious group (Christian) to introduce its > teachings into a school system. Jefferson was quite > clear how he felt about that: > > "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility > against every from of tyranny over the mind of man." > > Suffice it to say I share his hostility towards > anyone from ANY religion or belief system who tries > to have his beliefs -- and ONLY his beliefs -- taught > in schools. In that sense, I am still an American, > and despise those who would try to change it into > the very opposite of what it was founded to be.
There is a belief that is taught primarily: God= Money
