OC&G, my evening question..............................?

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OK, a few days ago someone brought up sumthing about this man conducting devotion at his school and you all got defensive on it. I live in Jamaica and we are a deeply religious country, which is why in every school, devotion is conducted EVERY morning. My question is, suppose you moved out here and sent your child to one of our schools and your child came home and told you that they did devotion, what would you do?
( I go to a 106 yr. old traditional high school that is also an anglican school, every monday morning the school chaplain comes and talks to us, not that I necessarily listen, and every sunday the boarders go to church, the jehovah witnesses have to attend worship, at school and at the church, but they do not participate AT ALL.)

So what are your thoughts.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

lol Americans dont even want teachers to beat their kids much less want their kids praying in school.

thats why the kids here have no manners and drifiting to atheism.

p.s i used to come late to school for devotion, they make you stand up too long lol.

curmudgeon55 · Answer

In US the Catholic school system still has ethics and religion classes, service times. Some students opt out of attendance. the Lutheran, Baptist and Quaker Academies are similar if they have some special enrollments, service attendance is expected but can opt out. Most of those students don't attend very long, some from school neighborhood may start by opting out but many will later attend- that was experience at Du Sable in Chicago for many of the scholarship/day school black students for Baptist background.  Currently the President is sending his girls to a Quaker school in Washington DC instead of public school.  The religious schools are considered private schools in US- not supposed to get public tax money. The recent 'charter school/voucher school' programs are changing some schools- the public school parents will ask for religious prayers at some times. After a few arguements from the freedom from religion foundation the parents will vote not to give any money for after school activities that don't have the religious option included and sue the administrators for first amendment violation- Freedom from Religion Foundation then told take it to court and pay the court costs- state will remove school administration as concerned party and make it between the 2 different parents groups. Freedom From Religion foundation then found not to have standing in law suit as they don't have child enrolled in school. Happened a couple times locally, foundation hit with all court costs and legal fees, lawyer was threatened with Barrartree (or something like that) charge and loss of license.

♥Ello♥Vee♥E♥ says Shut Up, Take Notes · Answer

Well, they do that at a lot of PRIVATE schools... In public school it's a problem because not everyone there believes in the same God, if they believe at all. It conflicts with what they're being taught at home. 

People wouldn't send their child to a school where it was conflicting with their beliefs... At least most parents anyway.

Anonymous · Answer

it depends on what they're teaching my child
 
if they're putting thoughts like "if you do so and so, you'll go to hell"
then i definitely wouldn't

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OC&G, my evening question..............................?

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