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In reply to the discussion: what are your feelings of a church bringing in activites to teach Character ed in public schools [View all]Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)8. In many ways, I do not have a problem with it.
The fact that it is in Kansas makes me nervous, but as long as they aren't bathing the kids in religious blah blah blah and it is not replacement any aspect of actual academic pursuits, it would be an interesting experiment.
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what are your feelings of a church bringing in activites to teach Character ed in public schools [View all]
sad-cafe
Jan 2013
OP
For starters, you're assuming that this is a fundamentalist church...
Jeff In Milwaukee
Jan 2013
#62
Schools are in desperate need of warm and current ways to relate. Bullying is so major and they
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#6
welcome to DU--I am absolutely opposed to it--churches need to stay the hell away from
niyad
Jan 2013
#7
It's a foot in the door, like a door-to-door salesman. I watched my small town destroyed by
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#10
I'm fine with this, as long as they let atheistic scientists give the sermon on Sundays
Orrex
Jan 2013
#17
The Good News Club WON in the US Supreme Court (2001) to infiltrate public school property.
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2013
#20
considering what % of the nation's bullies practice their religion, I say no thanks nt
msongs
Jan 2013
#19
I was subjected to JAMES ROBISON at our school, at an assembly in the gym.
Manifestor_of_Light
Jan 2013
#27
If the school is funded by public money, it shouldn't do anything to establish religion.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#31
Absolutely opposed. THEY do peddle religion in schools. From the blog you linked,
Heidi
Jan 2013
#40
You would find it impossible to tell the story of the Good Samaritan without a religious context?
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#45
No, I wouldn't find it impossible. But I don't trust a church using a Core Essentials
Heidi
Jan 2013
#47
I quoted the entirety of the story with no mention of anything religious at all.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#54
I highly recommend your post. The complete lack of education regarding philosophy & logic
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#81