General Discussion

I am very grateful to the founders for including it in the constitution.

Since Christianity is the majority religion in this country, those who want religion taught in schools usually have that in mind. They conveniently overlook the fact that not only are many other religions represented in this country, but all branches of Christinaity do not even agree on every single detail. That's why those who desire religious training for their children need to seek it someplace other than the taxpayer supported public schools.

True story: I attended elementary school in Tennessee, where my family lived until I was 12. At that time (late 1950s through early 1960s), the Bible was still an optional part of the public school curriculum. Kids whose parents opted them out of Bible class, were, sadly, often bullied by other kids, because being "different" in any way at that age puts a target on a kid's back. I wasn't one of those kids (although I got bullied for other reasons), but being witness to it was bad enough.

That experience is not the only reason I am adamantly opposed to religion being taught in public schools, but it ihas added to why I feel so strongly about this issue. Some kids are just plain mean and will leap at any excuse to torment other kids, like sharks smelling blood in the water. They do NOT need an extra excuse like an optional religion class that only a few kids opt out of.