Quote Originally Posted by ThisYouWillDo View Post
As far as I am aware, western morality is based on Christian thought.

My own morals are, I admit, more lax than those of most people - I know I am not a good teacher in that regard. I should have to say, "Do as I say, not as I do."

My kids were physically fit because of the exercise they got at school, not as a result of any drills I gave them.

I cannot understand anyone objecting to bible study - it's mind-broadening. I especially can't understand a Christian objecting to it, even an Eastern Orthodox Christian. I can understand him objecting to being made to participate in (say) Jewish acts of worship.

What you haven't explained, mkemse, is why you are advocting that state schools provide a poorer standard of education than independent ones. In an egalitarian society it is surely anathema to allow one section of the community an advantage over another because of things like wealth, relations, or contacts, not to mention race or (dare I say it) creed.

My kids wore school uniform. They were happy: I was happy - no arguments about what to wear.

TYWD

My OBJECTION is NOT TO BIBLE STUDY, it is TO BIBLE STUDY AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE INPUBLIC SCHOOLS a violation of the United State Contitution Sepertion of Church and aState where is says that the governemnt will not favor 1 religion over another,

if schools public schools madate Bible study in Puniblic Scholds they are paid by Tax Payers money and local governemts who by federal law Section 1 of the US Contitution and the constitution are not allowed to show favortism of one relgion over another that is all i am saying nothing more less private schoold teach th bible, let public school teach everything else

Separation of church and state is the political and legal idea that government and religion should be separate, and not interfere in each other's affairs. [1]

In the United States, separation of church and state is often identified with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…" The phrase "building a wall of separation between church and state" was written by Thomas Jefferson in a January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association. [2]

if tax payer money is used to pat to mandate teaching the bible in school, yes there is free excersie of relgion in thiscountry you are freeto worship as you wish, the governemnt willnot tellyou you must folow this you mustfollow that, if they mandate Bible study in publicschools that is exactly what they are saying you must follow thisreligion you must follow and believe in that religion