Posted by special_k on March 31, 2006, at 5:06:24
In reply to Re: Public Expression of Religion Act , H.R. 2679, posted by deirdrehbrt on March 30, 2006, at 11:59:02
> But back to the topic....
ah. sorry.
> Do you think it's right to change the laws such that it will make it more difficult to fight the government's establishment of one religion over others? Do you think it's fair for a town to allow Christian symbols and exclude others in public places? Do you think it's fair to allow invocations by Christian leaders but not others?personally...
i have more sympathy with the notion of 'freedom from religion' than 'freedom of religion'. in the sense that rather than seeing more religious stuff i'd really prefer to see less of it.because i think church and state should be seperate.
so i think church / religion (all religions) should be seperate from schools (excepting perhaps a course or other on comparative religion which is more anthropology or history or whatever i guess).
> they simply prevent people from suing in the first place.
mmm. i'm all in favour of trying to cut down on litigation... but i think i hear what you are saying... if other religions get a foothold in public schools then that ain't so fair...
i'm reminded of a south park episode when they wanted to have a christmas parade and ended up with this culturally and religion neutral pagent thing. it was pretty funny. but... i have sympathy for the idea really i do.
i don't know.
religion... i didn't encounter it is the public schools i attended. nope.
not at uni either unless you count the persistent handout givers... here there are these adds on tv...
'you know i'm really not into religion at all but when you start hearing about JC then you just have to admit he is such a cool guy'
yeah whatever. not sure where they are getting the money for those adds... sigh.
i dunno. i'm all for the seperation of church and state.
i mean what people get up to in their personal lives is their own business i guess. politicians can be into porn or whatever. but you don't expect them go go on about that in public. same with religious beliefs / religious practice.
i dunno...
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