When a public-school-day religious program tells children to be “obedient to the point of death,” parents are allowed to ask questions.
Families have every right to teach their children their faith at home, in church, and through private religious instruction.
But public schools should not be coordinating access to children during the school day for programs that teach obedience, submission, and religious doctrine to elementary students.
This is not about whether families may practice Christianity.
They can.
This is about whether public school systems should be used to normalize private religious instruction during the school day.
Public schools belong to all children; Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, questioning, and every child whose family simply expects school time to remain school time.
Religious freedom requires neutral schools.
What people are saying:
- Facebook User: Stay out of public schools. Do it on your own time
- Facebook User: Facebook User https://www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-ohio-church-state-tax-dollars-private-religious
- Facebook User: Facebook User sorry Nancy meant for group
- Facebook User: This is dangerous for children who may not understand what they are teaching. Not appropriate for school. This is something the parent should be explaining to their child when age appropriate.
- Facebook User: Facebook User yes, knowledge of any kind is dangerous if you don’t understand it. We should stop teaching children altogether.
- Facebook User: Absolutely agree. No religion should be involved in public schools. That is totally wrong.
- Facebook User: Lifewise needs disbanded and the leaders jailed for this. Bullying kids is wrong.
- Facebook User: https://www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-ohio-church-state-tax-dollars-private-religious
- Facebook User: And this is how kids get set up for abuse by church leaders.
- Facebook User: This is outrageous. Keep your religion out of schools!
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