Religious Clubs in Public Schools
by Should public schools allow students to have religious clubs?
Public schools are built for the public. It is an educational forum where student from all backgrounds, nationalities, and religious beliefs congregate to become acedemically educated and prepared for the ” public world “. It is not an institution which hosts a religious “free for all”. I, personnally, have strong religious roots in Christianity. But there are also many others with roots in religion just as deep or deeper than my own. These strong beliefs do not allow us to express them in any way, shape or form we choose.
As an adult, I cannot speak as a student. But wer I still a student with strong enough religious beliefs to want to go to such lengths as to form a club or organization based around my beliefs, hten why wouldn’t I just enroll in a Christian school?
This thought applies to anyone with strong religious ties. A public school is basically a ” generic ” brand of education. It should straight-forward education, absence of of any curriculum which might stray into such areas as religion, nationalality, creed, etc.
At one time, I was extremely opposed to the dismissal of ” The Lord”s Prayer ” in public schools; mainly because I believe Christianity to be the true faith, and should have it”s place in every part of our lives. But as I have grown and time has passed, I have come to respect those of other faiths and have also realized that there are many educational institutions one can attend of which revolves completely around religion and lifestyle.
Public schools are for the general public. There is no room for in public institutions for private beliefs. Therefore we have the obvious distinction; private school and public school.
Religion plays a very important role in a child or students education and upbringing. And if you believe firmly enough in your religious theology, then you should have your children enrolled in a school with a curriculum which includes your own personal beliefs.
If we allow a small group of students who share a common belief, religiously, to form an organization within a public school; where are the guidelines drawn for participation, involvement and promotion? We cannot have posters and banners displayed all over our schools inviting other students to participate in religious clubs. Where would the promotion and involvement end? By the time every student exercised their right to initiate a club on anything, it would no longer be a public school. It would be a mass accomodation of private organizations within a public building.
It is not an anti-religious person who disagrees with the allowance of religious clubs in public schools; it is a person who has looked ahead and imagined the political chaos, both public and private, that allowing this to happen would cause.
No matter what your particular religion may be, if you have a strong enough desire for your children to be educated with these beliefs woven into their education, then my suggestion to you is to enroll them in a school which follows your own way of thinking.
Amen!
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