Comments on: Parent sues schools for religious-education course

By: Ginny

Ginny — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:05:30 +0000

It shouldn’t be held during school hours. Doesn’t matter if it is voluntary or not. If that was offered at my school, I’d fight it.

Is she suing for money or just suing to stop the program? If suing was the only way to stop it, then I’d do it. I wouldn’t look for money out of it, that is a bit far.

By: Kamber

Kamber — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:28:40 +0000

I don’t believe religion belongs anywhere near a school, voluntary or not. Kids are impressionable and may feel pressured to go to something like that. I don’t want my son learning about religion from anyone but his father and I. I don’t know if she has a right to sue, but a right to get the program shut down? Definitely. Do the program after school NOT on school property.

By: Diane Penna

Diane Penna — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:42:27 +0000

Wow. Well, though I would probably not have my kids participate, I think suing is going to do nothing. If it’s’ a voluntary program, then isn’t church and state essentially already separated? My biggest gripe would be that the other kids are losing their learning time…the library would be a great place to do during this time. I agree.

By: Thrifty Karen

Thrifty Karen — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:33:13 +0000

People are sue crazy and parents are teaching their kids to be BULLIES!!!!

By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:11:16 +0000

I’m not saying we are a country of moral fibers, I’m saying by practicing and focusing on what’s good in acts of human kindness – living by the 10 commandments – whether you’re a believer or not, they’re good rules to live by – we can at least give our kids a good start to being nice, productive human beings.

I love teaching and showing my kids what random acts of kindness results in. We once left a pregnant waitress a $20 tip on a $10 bill – we knew it made her day -whether we saw her face or not.

By teaching our kids to fight through the courts to get their way on whatever issue, isn’t that teaching them to fight in general?

If we want our kids to grow up more eco conscious, don’t we first have to teach them how to care for the people and animals their eco-actions will impact?

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:59 +0000

"I think too many people are focusing on separating church and state and in doing so they are unraveling the morale fibers that keep our society in a category of lesser crime." That's one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time! Right right, we're a country so full of moral fibers all because of the bible. Hilarious! I'd suggest you read this.

But one day it occurred to me that the parts of the world where people actually had cut dramatically back on their carbon emissions, actually did live voluntarily in smaller homes and take public transit, were the same countries where people were giving aid to the poor and making sure everyone had health care—countries like Norway and Sweden, where religion was relatively unimportant.

Bring on the separation of church and state! Then we might actually have some moral fiber in this country.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:50:58 +0000

Couldn’t agree more! This is a voluntary program, it’s not being taught in the classroom or shoved down their throats.

Even if you had 2 other clubs or groups during this same time to keep the kids occupied, not all the kids would participate.

Why is it our first instincts as Americans is to sue?? It’s past the point of ridiculous. Step up and find something for your own kid to do rather than taking away a voluntary group that others enjoy.