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They need to take god out of politics and public schools... from the dollar bill, for example.
by Triv888 6y ago
They need to take god out of politics and public schools... from the dollar bill, for example.
- ironmagma 6y agoI disagree. God is already out of most schools, and it isn’t working well at all. Each school needs its own fully-integrated approach based on the students at the school and what works for them.
- Triv888 6y agoWhy would it be good to lie to them? What are the consequences when you don't?
- ironmagma 6y agoWe lie to children all the time to protect them. Reality isn't actually good to be exposed to when you are a child; it's much better to encounter it in a safer, nonthreatening way, which is why we have euphemisms and hide the fact of death and (extreme) evil for so long. All of that however is separate from whether we should teach religion, which is more or less orthogonal to objective reality. Religion covers that which is unobservable, almost by definition.
- saagarjha 6y agoGod being in schools is usually much more about the parents of the students in the school.
- ironmagma 6y agoObtaining favor of the parents is important. Children can't thrive at school if the parents aren't on the side of the teacher and doing their part.