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Re: Religion in Schools - May 20th 2009, 03:15 AM
I think it may be a bigger problem in the states, or southern states, than it is in Canada. From my experience in school, students and parent's freaked if they thouht the teacher was even slightly showing preference for one religion or the other.

As for the general question, I think school (public ones) should be kept completely separate from religion. Everyone should have the right to believe what they choose, and promoting one religion over the other is unacceptable. Objectively teaching religion in religion class is fine, but letting it intrude into other subjects should not be tolerated.

Not around so much now that school's started

"Live a good life.
If there are gods and they are just,
then they will not care how devout you have been,
but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.
If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life
that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
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